Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific
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The Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific is the Bank for International Settlements’ regional hub that supports central banks and financial authorities across the Asia-Pacific region through research, policy dialogue, and cooperation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific canonical | 2 |
| BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T811390 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific Context triple: [Bank for International Settlements, hasOffice, Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific]
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A.
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the U.S. State Department office responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in East Asia and the Pacific region.
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B.
Office of Southeast Asian Affairs
The Office of Southeast Asian Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of State responsible for managing diplomatic relations and policy initiatives involving countries in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Bureau for Asia (USAID)
The Bureau for Asia is the USAID division responsible for planning and managing U.S. foreign assistance and development programs across Asian countries.
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D.
Office of Regional and Multilateral Affairs
The Office of Regional and Multilateral Affairs is a division within the U.S. Department of State that handles regional policy coordination and engagement with multilateral organizations for Near Eastern affairs.
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E.
APEC Secretariat
The APEC Secretariat is the central administrative and support body that coordinates and implements the programs, meetings, and initiatives of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific Target entity description: The Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific is the Bank for International Settlements’ regional hub that supports central banks and financial authorities across the Asia-Pacific region through research, policy dialogue, and cooperation.
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A.
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs is the U.S. State Department office responsible for managing American foreign policy and diplomatic relations with countries in East Asia and the Pacific region.
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B.
Office of Southeast Asian Affairs
The Office of Southeast Asian Affairs is a division of the U.S. Department of State responsible for managing diplomatic relations and policy initiatives involving countries in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Bureau for Asia (USAID)
The Bureau for Asia is the USAID division responsible for planning and managing U.S. foreign assistance and development programs across Asian countries.
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D.
Office of Regional and Multilateral Affairs
The Office of Regional and Multilateral Affairs is a division within the U.S. Department of State that handles regional policy coordination and engagement with multilateral organizations for Near Eastern affairs.
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E.
APEC Secretariat
The APEC Secretariat is the central administrative and support body that coordinates and implements the programs, meetings, and initiatives of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BIS regional hub
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international financial institution office ⓘ regional office ⓘ |
| affiliation | Bank for International Settlements ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| employer | staff of the Bank for International Settlements ⓘ |
| function |
act as liaison between BIS headquarters and Asia-Pacific authorities
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conduct economic and financial research ⓘ facilitate regional cooperation among financial authorities ⓘ monitor regional financial and economic developments ⓘ organize meetings and conferences for central banks ⓘ provide analytical support to BIS committees and groups ⓘ support policy dialogue among central banks ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Americas Office
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surface form:
BIS Americas Office
|
| hasTypeOfActivity |
capacity building
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policy dialogue ⓘ regional cooperation ⓘ research ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong SAR
|
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks
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surface form:
Asia-Pacific central banks and financial authorities
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong SAR
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Hong Kong Time ⓘ |
| name | Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific self-link ⓘ |
| opened | 1998 ⓘ |
| operator | Bank for International Settlements ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Bank for International Settlements ⓘ |
| partOf | BIS global network of representative offices ⓘ |
| purpose |
promote monetary and financial stability in Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
support central banks and financial authorities in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Asia
ⓘ
Asia-Pacific ⓘ Pacific ⓘ |
| sector |
central banking
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financial stability ⓘ international finance ⓘ |
| shortName |
Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific
|
| topicOfWork |
banking regulation and supervision
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financial integration in Asia-Pacific ⓘ financial markets ⓘ macroprudential policy ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ payment and settlement systems ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bis.org/about/offices/apac.htm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific Description of subject: The Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific is the Bank for International Settlements’ regional hub that supports central banks and financial authorities across the Asia-Pacific region through research, policy dialogue, and cooperation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific
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name
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Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific
self-link
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Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific
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shortName
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Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific