## ProgramAgenda

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**Canonical URL:** [ProgramAgenda](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2019/6th-program-0307.pdf)

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### Thursday, March 7
- 9:00-Registration
- 9:30–9:45 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  - Mr. Chikahisa Sumi, Director, IMF OAP
- 9:45–10:30 Overview of the IMF’s role
  - Mr. Takuya Kamoshida, Economist, IMF OAP
  - ThesessionwillexplaintheroleoftheIMFintheinternationalfinancialsystem,in additiontoemploymentopportunitiesattheIMF.
- 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
- 10:45-12:00 Overview of the IMF's Macroeconomic Framework
  - ThissessionwillprovideanoverviewofthewaysinwhichtheIMFanalyzes macroeconomicdevelopmentsandpolicies.ItwilldiscusstheIMF'sfinancial programmingtoolandhowitisusedtounderstandmacroeconomicaccountsandtheir linkages.
- 12:00–13:00 Lunch
- 13:00–14:00 A. Building a baseline scenario
  - Thissessionwilldiscussstepsforbuildingabaselinescenarioundernomacroeconomic policychanges.Stepsinmakinginternallyconsistentandsensibleprojectionswillbe alsopresented.
- 14:00-15:30 B. Macroeconomic policies and adjustment programs
  - Thissessionwilldiscussmacroeconomicpoliciesandstepstoformulateadjustment programstoachievegoals.
- 15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
- 15:45-17:15 C. The application of the IMF’s macroeconomic framework to Lao PDR
  - Thissessionwilluseacountrycasestudytodiscusshowtousemacroeconomicdatato assessacountry'seconomicdevelopments,prospects,andrisks.ThelatestIMFstaff reportonLaoPDRwillserveasthebasisofthislecture.
- 17:15-18:15 D. Explanation on Group assignments

### Friday, March 8
- 9:00-10:30 E. IMF adjustment program: What happened and what we learned during the Thai crisis in 1997.
  - Thislecturewillreviewdevelopmentsleadinguptothe1997Thaicrisis,majorcausesof thecrisis,andkeyelementsoftheIMFadjustmentprogram.Itwillalsodiscuss developmentsundertheIMFprogramandlessonslearnedfromthecrisis.
- 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
- 11:00-12:00 F. JICA Presentation
  - East and Central Asia and the Caucasus Department, JICA
  - JICAwillexplainitsoperationsandhowtheyarerelatedtotheIMF’sMacroeconomic Frameworks,takingitsexperienceinMongoliaasanexample.
- 12:00-13:00 Lunch
- 13:00-16:00 G. Group Presentation
- 16:00-16:30 Awarding of Certificates/Photo Session
- 16:30- Reception (Seminar Rooms 3 & 4)
  - Hosted by IMF, in cooperation with JICA

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2019/6th-program-0307.pdf_