20th Anniversary: Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific

<span style="font-size: 28.224px;">OAP 20th Anniversary: IMF-Japan Collaboration for the Asia Pacific Region</span>

Tokyo, Japan

Agenda

Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region

9:30 – 10:15 a.m.

Session I

Keynote Address:

Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director
“Japan and the IMF: Working Together to Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Growth” (Click to the speech text►)

Masatsugu Asakawa, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan
“Cooperation between Japan and the IMF and Their Roles in Asia” 

10:20 – 11:20 a.m.

Session II: Value of Japan-IMF Collaboration Seen through the Lens of Regional Financial Institutions and Countries in Asia

Moderator: Chikahisa Sumi, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)

Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Chanthana Neav, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia

Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia

Chiranjibi Nepal, Governor, Central Bank of Nepal

Teuea Toatu, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Kiribati

Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist, ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)

Q&A


11:20-11:30 a.m.

Closing Remarks:

Chikahisa Sumi, Director, OAP

 

Seminar on Asia-Regional Economic Trends and Prospects 

Jointly hosted by IMF and Policy Research Institute of MoF

9:30-11:00a.m.

Opening Remarks: Doi Toshinori, President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan 

 
Session 1 : Regional Economic Trends 
Overview on broad economic trends and prospects in the region, including adverse demographics, waning productivity growth, and trade-offs between building resilience and tackling longer-term challenges. 

Moderator: Ariyoshi Akira, Specially Appointed Professor, International University of Japan

Presentation: Brekk Odd Per, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
                   
Panel Discussion:
    
Discussants:
Kawai Masahiro, Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo 
Urata Shujiro, Dean of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Director of Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
 
IMF panelists
Cowen David, Director, TAOLAM, IMF 
Danninger Stephan, Director, STI, IMF 
Feridhanusetyawan Tubagus, IMF Resident Representative in Fiji and PICs
Kloeden David, Project Coordinator, PFTAC, IMF
Schmittmann Jochen, IMF Resident Representative for Malaysia and Singapore 
Zhou Yong Sarah, IMF Resident Representative in Cambodia
 
Q&A 

 

11:00-11:15a.m.

Coffee Break

11:15-11:55a.m. Session 2: China
This session will discuss recent macroeconomic developments, shorter-term vulnerabilities, and progress on structural reforms in China as well as ramifications for selected neighboring countries.
 
Moderator: Takeda Masahiko, Director and Professor, Hitotsubashi University
 
Presentation: Schipke Alfred, IMF Senior Resident Representative in China 
 
Panel
Chen Sally, IMF Resident Representative in Hong Kong 
Saker Neil, IMF Resident Representative in Mongolia 
Schipke Alfred, IMF Senior Resident Representative in China

Q&A

11:55a.m-12:35p.m.
Session 3: India
This session will discuss recent macroeconomic developments, shorter-term vulnerabilities, and progress on structural reforms to boost growth and productivity in India as well as ramifications for selected neighboring countries.

Moderator: Yoshino Naoyuki, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute  

Presentation: Bauer Andreas, IMF Senior Resident Representative in India, Bhutan and Nepal 
 
Panel
Bauer Andreas, IMF Senior Resident Representative India, Bhutan and Nepal
Kvintradze Eteri, IMF Resident Representative in Sri Lanka 
Singh Sukhwinder, Director, SARTTAC, IMF 
Q&A
12:35-12:40p.m.
Closing Remarks: Rhee Changyong, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF