APRS on China A4

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For event inquiries:
International Monetary Fund
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Tel. 81-(0)3-3597-6700
Email: OAPEconomicSeminar@IMF.org

Event: Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar — "China: Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook"
Organizer: IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Purpose: Review recent macroeconomic developments in China; discuss the outlook and policies to overcome challenges and secure healthy medium-term growth.
Context noted by the seminar: China experienced remarkable economic development over past decades; the pandemic has left economic scars; the economy is undergoing a property market correction that is necessary and welcome but is weighing on activity.

Date & Time: September 12, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Japan time (GMT+9)
Language: English
Venue options:
- In-person: Kasumigaseki Knowledge Square (3rd floor, Kasumigaseki Common Gate West, 3-2-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Online: Webex link will be sent upon registration
How to join:
- In-person: register here before 2 pm on September 11.
- Online: register here.

Speaker: Steven Alan Barnett, Senior Resident Representative in China (Senior Resident Representative in China since February 2020)
Relevant background and positions:
- Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director (prior role)
- Chief of the China Division in the Asia and Pacific Department
- Assistant Director at the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo
- Resident Representative to China
- Resident Representative to Thailand
Education:
- PhD in economics, University of Maryland
- Bachelor's degree in economics, Stanford University
- Master's degree in Russian and East European Studies, Stanford University
IMF service start: Joined the IMF in 1997

10:00 AM: Introduction by Akihiko Yoshida, Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
10:05 AM: Presentation by Steven Alan Barnett, Senior Resident Representative in China
10:35 AM: Q&A session
10:55 AM: Closing & post-event survey