Regional Development: Fiscal Risks, Fiscal Space, and the Sustainable Development Goals
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Event overview
- A Conference Jointly Organized by the IMF and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
- Venue: International Conference Hall, JICA Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
- Dates: February 1–2, 2017.
- Conference Sponsors: International Monetary Fund (IMF); Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Program structure and schedule highlights
- Opening social event:
- 19:30 - 21:30; Welcome Dinner (Venue: Edo Room, The Main, 1F, Hotel New Otani).
- Speakers: Yasushi Kanzaki, Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Chikahisa Sumi, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- February 2 principal agenda:
- 8:30 - 9:00; Registration.
- 9:00 - 9:45; Keynote Speech.
- Speakers: Masatsugu Asakawa, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan; Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF; Shinichi Kitaoka, President, JICA.
- 9:45 - 10:00; Photo Session.
- 10:00 - 12:00; SESSION I: Fiscal Risks and Fiscal Management – Assessing Domestic and Exogenous Risks, and Coping with Fiscal Risks by Establishing Resilient Fiscal Management.
- 10:00 - 11:00; A. Fiscal Risks and the Fiscal Risk Management.
- Moderator: Alex Mourmouras, Division Chief, ASEAN 1 Division, APD, IMF.
- Presenter: Brian Olden, Deputy Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), IMF.
- Discussants: Ahmed Mazin, Chief Funds Executive, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Maldives; Nara Bahadur Thapa, Executive Director, Nepal Rastra Bank; Kenichiro Kashiwase, Senior Economist, OAP, IMF.
- 10:45 - 11:15; Coffee Break.
- 11:15 - 12:00; B. Public Financial Management in Resource Rich Countries.
- Moderator: Koki Hirota, Chief Economist, JICA.
- Presenter: Noriharu Masugi, Director, Governance Group, Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, JICA.
- Discussants: Tsue Ing Yap, Acting Executive Director, Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam; Gombojav Zandanshatar, Member of Parliament of Mongolia; San San Oo, Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Planning and Finance, Myanmar.
- 12:15 - 13:45; Lunch.
- 13:45 - 15:30; SESSION II: Fiscal Space Towards SDGs – How to Create Fiscal Space for Future Investment Towards SDGs and Real Income Convergence.
- 13:45 - 14:45; A. Fiscal Space.
- Moderator: Brian Olden, Deputy Division Chief, FAD, IMF.
- Presentation 1: Fiscal Space.
- Presenter: Marialuz, Moreno Badia, Deputy Division Chief, FAD, IMF.
- Presentation 2: Fiscal Space on Financing Universal Health Coverage.
- Presenters: Teguh Dartanto, Visiting Scholar, JICA Research Institute, and Head of Poverty and Social Protection Research Group Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM), University of Indonesia; Syed Ehtisham Ahmad, Pao Yu-Kong Professor at Zhejiang University and Senior Fellow at the Center for Development Research at the Univerisity of Bonne and at the LSE.
- Discussants: Leonard Victor Hasudungan Tampubolon, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, National Department Planning Agency, Indonesia; Bounleua Sinxayvoravong, Director General, Ministry of Finance, Lao P.D.R.
- 14:45 - 15:30; B. Convergence in ASEAN and SDGs.
- Moderator: Masaaki Kaizuka, Executive Director for Japan, IMF.
- Presenter: Alex Mourmouras, Division Chief, ASEAN 1 Division, ADP, IMF.
- Discussants: Angsoka Yorintha Paundralingga, Economist, Economic and Monetary Policy Department, Bank Indonesia; Soraphol Tulayasathien, Senior Expert, Local Public Finance Policy Dept., Ministry of Finance, Thailand; Tuan Ba Truong, Vice President, National Institute for Finance, ministry of Finance, Vietnam.
- 15:30 - 16:00; Coffee Break.
- 16:00 - 17:00; SESSION III: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS.
- Moderator: Changyong Rhee, Director, APD, IMF.
- Panelists by country:
- Bhutan: Nim Dorji, Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Yangchen Tshogyel, Deputy Governor II, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan.
- Cambodia: Seilava Ros, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
- Maldives: Azeema Adam, Governor, Maldives Monetary Authority.
- Mongolia: Gombojav Zandanshatar, Parliament of Mongolia.
- Nepal: Bishnu prasad Krishna, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance.
- 17:00 - 17:15; Closing Remarks.
- Speakers: Chikahisa Sumi, Director, OAP, IMF; Yasushi Kanzaki, Senior Vice President, JICA.
- 17:30 - 18:00; Press Conference.
- Participants: Chagyong Rhee, Director, APD, IMF; Yasushi Kanzaki, Senior Vice President, JICA.
Major thematic focuses
- Fiscal risks and fiscal management:
- Assessing domestic and exogenous risks.
- Coping with fiscal risks through resilient fiscal management and fiscal risk management frameworks.
- Public financial management in resource-rich countries:
- Governance and public policy perspectives for resource-dependent fiscal management.
- Fiscal space towards SDGs:
- Strategies to create fiscal space for future investment towards SDGs and real income convergence.
- Financing Universal Health Coverage as a specific fiscal space challenge.
- Regional convergence in ASEAN:
- Policy discussions on convergence dynamics and implications for SDG financing across ASEAN countries.
- Peer country roundtable exchange:
- Country-specific experiences from Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, and other regional participants.
Content in this bundle
- Comments: Fiscal Risk and Fiscal Management, Ken Kashiwase, OAP
- Discussion: Ahmed Mazin — Fiscal Risk Analysis & Management
- Natural resources and institutions in transition economies
- Public Financial Management in Resource - Rich Countries, Noriharu Masugi
- Fiscal Space in Low-Income Countries
- 2a2 Discussant Tampubolon
- Universal Health Coverage in Indonesia
- Syed Ehtisham Ahmad
- Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond
- Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond
- Brian Olden
- Agenda