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This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Hong Kong, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Hong Kong and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Hong Kong.

News — Highlights

Asia Remains World’s Most Dynamic Region, Although Pockets of Overheating Pose Risks

In Asia both exports and domestic demand are fueling rapid economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today in its latest Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for Asia and the Pacific, which was released in Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China. 

Panel Calls for Greater Asian Role in International System

The world needs an international monetary system that is more efficient, more flexible, and more attuned to the realities of a multipolar global economy 

Asia: Robust Growth, But Inflation Causing Concern

After reaching a rate of 8.3 percent in 2010, GDP growth in Asia is projected to average nearly 7 percent in both 2011 and 2012, according to the IMF. 

Turning up the Volume—Asia’s Voice and Leadership in Global Policymaking

Asia’s voice is getting louder and the IMF—and, indeed, the world—is listening. By Naoyuki Shinohara 

All China Economics (ACE) International Conference

Presentation by the IMF RR Hong Kong SAR; December 14, 2009 

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Hong Kong and the IMF

Transcript of the Euro Crisis Seminar, April, 20, 2012

April 21, 2012

Trade and Financial Spillover on Hong Kong SAR from a Downturn in Europe and Mainland China

March 1, 2012
Author/Editor: N'Diaye, Papa ; Ahuja, Ashvin
Series: Working Paper No. 12/81 

Press Release: IMF First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton Underscores Deeper Partnership with Asia to Cushion Impact of Global Economic Crisis

January 16, 2012

Strengthening the Asia/IMF Relationship in a Highly Uncertain Global Environment, Speech at Asian Financial Forum by David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Hong Kong

January 16, 2012

Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation Discussions with People's Republic of China—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

December 8, 2011
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment. 

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Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific

Barring the realization of downside risks to the global economy, growth in the Asia and the Pacific region is expected to gain momentum over the course of 2012, according to this report, and now projected at 6 percent in 2012, rising to about 6½ percent in 2013. Stronger economic and policy fundamentals have helped buffer the region's economies against the global financial crisis, by limiting adverse financial market spillovers and ameliorating the impact of deleveraging by European banks, but a sharp fall in exports to advanced economies and a reversal of foreign capital flows would have a severe impact on the region. The region's policymakers now face the difficult task of calibrating the amount of insurance needed to support stable, noninflationary growth. Some Asian and Pacific economies can afford to lengthen the pause in the normalization of their macroeconomic policies that was initiated when the global recovery stalled late in 2011; others may need a faster return to more neutral policy stances. Similarly, the pace of fiscal consolidation should be calibrated to country-specific circumstances. Additional chapters in the report discuss whether China is rebalancing and the particular challenges facing Asian low-income and small island economies.