Fiji, June 22 -- Finance and Economic Ministers from across the Pacific will gather in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) this week for the 2026 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM), with the escalating crisis in the Middle East, regional economic resilience, and the launch of the Pacific Resilience Facility high on the agenda.

The annual meeting of Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Finance and Economic Ministers comes at a time of growing global uncertainty, with leaders expected to assess the potential impacts of international developments on Pacific economies and agree on coordinated regional responses.

The 2026 FEMM will be chaired by David Paul, Minister of Finance, Banking and Postal Services of the Republic of the Marshall I...