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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama announced the agreement, stating that policymakers are increasingly seeking coordinated responses to growing cyber security risks. The decision was made on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund's annual gathering in Bangkok, Thailand."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The proposed exercises are intended to test existing protocols and will be used to revise manuals for better incident response, according to a Japanese finance ministry official. These simulations may involve private financial institutions, depending on their nature. The agreement follows a warning from the International Monetary Fund that AI-enabled cyber attacks could undermine confidence in the financial system if critical services are compromised. 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