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IMF Seminars, January 1, 1901
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- Published: January 1, 1901
Conference overview
- The conference served as a forum for Ministers and Central Bank Governors from Asian countries, academics, and IMF and JICA staff.
- Focused on two main themes:
- (i) Economic setbacks from the pandemic and fiscal policies during the exit stage with a view to achieve inclusive growth and the Sustainable Development Goals.
- (ii) Role of fiscal policy in addressing the climate change challenges and ensuring a shift to a more resilient economy.
- The event concluded with a high-level Roundtable Discussion.
- The conference took place on Monday, February 13, 2023 and Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
- Time shown below is in Japan Standard Time (UTC/GMT +9).
Program and participants
- Monday, February 13, 2023
- Welcome Dinner.
- Welcome Remarks:
- Akihiko Tanaka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
- Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Tuesday, February 14, 2023
- Registration and opening sequence:
- Akihiko Tanaka, President, JICA.
- Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director, IMF.
- Opening Remarks: Masato Kanda, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan.
- Photo Session.
SESSION I — Economic setbacks from the pandemic and fiscal policies during the exit stage
- Moderator:
- Akihiko Yoshida, Director, OAP, IMF.
- Presentations and scene-setting:
- Krishna Srinivasan, Director, Asia Pacific Department (APD), IMF — Scene-setting overview of economic and related fiscal challenges that have emerged in developing Asia during the pandemic—e.g. scarring, erosion of fiscal space, debt burdens, reform delays, key lessons from countries’ fiscal and related policies during the pandemic.
- Vítor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), IMF — Scene-setting overview of erosion of progress on the SDGs, especially in education, health and climate, and latest estimates of financing needs for SDG implementation.
- Koki Hirota, Visiting Fellow, Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, JICA — Introducing research on “Estimating Asia’s Social Infrastructure Needs in the Time of COVID-19”.
- Discussants:
- Javkhlan Bold, Minister of Finance, Mongolia.
- Sitikantha Pattanaik, Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India, India.
- Fiscal Policy During the Exit from Pandemic: Public Financial Management and Budget Policies for Fiscal Sustainability and Inclusive Growth
- Speakers:
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Finance Minister, Indonesia.
- Kenneth Henry Kang, Deputy Director, SPR, IMF.
- Cigdem Aslan, Division Chief, FAD, IMF.
- Vanarith Chheang, Director General, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia.
- Tetsuya Kuge, Senior Advisor, Public Governance and Financial Management Team, Governance Group, Governance and Peacebuilding Department, JICA.
- Policy themes and recommendations discussed:
- Transformative fiscal policies and PFM practices to help drive an inclusive recovery (gender, green and SDG budgeting).
- Medium-term fiscal frameworks and fiscal rules.
- How best to secure debt sustainability.
- Increasing the efficiency of public investment management.
- The great financing divide and domestic and external financing options.
- Targeted external support for the fiscal transition and for managing COVID risks in the most vulnerable countries.
SESSION II — The role of fiscal policy in addressing climate change challenges and ensuring a shift to a more resilient economy
- Theme: Fiscal Policies to Support Climate Goals and Climate Finance in the Post Pandemic Era.
- Presenters and contributors:
- Vítor Gaspar, Director, FAD, IMF.
- Era Dabla-Norris, Assistant Director, APD, IMF.
- Hiromichi Muraoka, Senior Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, JICA.
- Ibrahim Ameer, Minister of Finance, Maldives.
- Ahmed Jamal, Deputy Governor, Bangladesh.
- Ram Prasad Ghimire, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Nepal.
- Masyita Crystallin, Special Advisor for Fiscal and Macroeconomic Policy, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia.
- Discussion topics and findings:
- Public perceptions towards climate change and climate policies and policy features that affect support for governments’ policy actions.
- The role of fiscal policy to achieve climate goals and implementing climate change mitigation policies.
- Scaling up financing for climate in the emerging market and developing economies: challenges and opportunities.
- Invest More and Better toward Resilient UHC in Asia and Pacific
- Presenters:
- Makoto Tobe, Senior Advisor, Human Development Department, JICA.
- Saeda Makimoto, Principal Research Fellow, Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, JICA.
- Focus:
- Key lessons from response experiences during COVID-19 pandemic for resilient UHC, focusing on health financing and governance (including research findings).
- Country contributions:
- Pum Huot, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia.
- Vandine Or, Secretary of State, Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
- Discussant:
- Shaikh Moniruzzaman, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh.
SESSION III — Roundtable discussions and concluding remarks
- Roundtable lead:
- Krishna Srinivasan, Director, APD, IMF.
- Panelists:
- Benjamin Diokno, Secretary, Department of Finance, Philippines.
- Lkhagvasuren Byadran, Governor, the Bank of Mongolia, Mongolia.
- Tetsuya Harada, Executive Senior Research Fellow, Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, JICA.
- Closing Remarks:
- Tadashi Yokoyama, Senior Vice President, JICA.
Content in this bundle
- IMF JICA Conference, presentation by Shohei Hara, February 12-13 2020, Tokyo, Japan
- Fiscal Challenges Emerging From the Pandemic in Developing Asia: An Overview
- Development Today: New Challenges for Inclusive Growth in Developing Asia
- Needs for Social Infrastructure in Asia
- Session 1 2 Fad Pfm Presentation Feb 14 2023
- Macroeconomic Prospects in Low-Income Countries – Exit from the Pandemic
- Session 1 2 Sri Mulyani Indrawati
- Session 1 2 Tetsuya Kuge
- Microsoft PowerPoint - Siti.India.Feb11 - Read-Only
- PowerPoint プレゼンテーション
- Who Doesn’t Want to be Vaccinated? Determinants of Vaccine Hesitancy During COVID-19
- Cambodia Experience and Lessons Learnt from COVID-19 Pandemic: More Investment in Health
- In total, 26 loan programs to 22 countries were formulated.
- Cambodia’s Response and Recovery in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Build-back Better towards UHC
- Session 22 Investment Toward Uhc 1 Overview Tobe
- Orgcharta (PDF)
- Glossarya (PDF)
- Index (PDF)