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PREPARATORY MEETING ON FINANCE:
The Governments of Japan and
Malaysia co-sponsored a preparatory meeting on finance from 2-4
February 1994, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting was organized
as an informal open exchange of views and ideas around the specific
issues of: the international policy environment and economic
instruments conducive to mobilizing domestic and external financial
resources to implement Agenda 21, including matters related to
terms of trade, commodity prices and access to markets, various
forms of debt relief, and the feasibility of international fees,
taxes and gradable permits; the national policy environment and
economic instruments conducive to mobilizing domestic and external
financial resources to implement Agenda 21, including economic and
fiscal incentives and mechanisms; promotion of foreign direct
investment; and new schemes for fundraising and voluntary
contributions through other private channels, including NGOs.