The United States and Japan have signed a cooperative agreement to push forward private-sector solutions in support of infrastructure investments and the burgeoning energy sector.
According to a statement issued Feb. 4, the countries will work together to address regulatory, market and legal barriers to private-sector investment and boost infrastructure investments between the United States and Japan, among other initiatives.
“The agreement signed today is a testament to our shared commitment to advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific through quality infrastructure investment that ensures openness, transparency, economic efficiency and debt sustainability,” said Brent McIntosh, U.S. Treasury Department undersecretary for international affairs.
The memorandum of cooperation was signed during a meeting between McIntosh and Yoshiki Takeuchi, Ministry of Finance vice minister for international affa
