<span style="font-size: 28.224px;">OAP 20th Anniversary: IMF-Japan Collaboration for the Asia Pacific Region</span>
Tokyo, Japan
20th Anniversary: Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific
Tokyo, Japan
Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks
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Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region |
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9:30 – 10:15 a.m. |
Session I Keynote Address: Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director Masatsugu Asakawa, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan |
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10:20 – 11:20 a.m. |
Session II: Value of Japan-IMF Collaboration Seen through the Lens of Regional Financial Institutions and Countries in Asia Moderator: Chikahisa Sumi, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) Panel Discussion Panelists: Chanthana Neav, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia Chiranjibi Nepal, Governor, Central Bank of Nepal Teuea Toatu, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Kiribati Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist, ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) Q&A
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11:20-11:30 a.m. |
Closing Remarks: Chikahisa Sumi, Director, OAP
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Seminar on Asia-Regional Economic Trends and Prospects Jointly hosted by IMF and Policy Research Institute of MoF
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9:30-11:00a.m. |
Opening Remarks: Doi Toshinori, President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan Session 1 : Regional Economic Trends
Overview on broad economic trends and prospects in the region, including adverse demographics, waning productivity growth, and trade-offs between building resilience and tackling longer-term challenges.
Moderator: Ariyoshi Akira, Specially Appointed Professor, International University of Japan Presentation: Brekk Odd Per, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
Panel Discussion:
Discussants:
Kawai Masahiro, Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Urata Shujiro, Dean of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Director of Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
IMF panelists:
Cowen David, Director, TAOLAM, IMF
Danninger Stephan, Director, STI, IMF
Feridhanusetyawan Tubagus, IMF Resident Representative in Fiji and PICs
Kloeden David, Project Coordinator, PFTAC, IMF
Schmittmann Jochen, IMF Resident Representative for Malaysia and Singapore
Zhou Yong Sarah, IMF Resident Representative in Cambodia
Q&A
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11:00-11:15a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 11:15-11:55a.m. | Session 2: China
This session will discuss recent macroeconomic developments, shorter-term vulnerabilities, and progress on structural reforms in China as well as ramifications for selected neighboring countries.
Moderator: Takeda Masahiko, Director and Professor, Hitotsubashi University
Presentation: Schipke Alfred, IMF Senior Resident Representative in China
Panel:
Chen Sally, IMF Resident Representative in Hong Kong
Saker Neil, IMF Resident Representative in Mongolia
Schipke Alfred, IMF Senior Resident Representative in China
Q&A |
| 11:55a.m-12:35p.m. |
Session 3: India
This session will discuss recent macroeconomic developments, shorter-term vulnerabilities, and progress on structural reforms to boost growth and productivity in India as well as ramifications for selected neighboring countries.
Moderator: Yoshino Naoyuki, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute Presentation: Bauer Andreas, IMF Senior Resident Representative in India, Bhutan and Nepal
Panel:
Bauer Andreas, IMF Senior Resident Representative India, Bhutan and Nepal
Kvintradze Eteri, IMF Resident Representative in Sri Lanka
Singh Sukhwinder, Director, SARTTAC, IMF
Q&A
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| 12:35-12:40p.m. |
Closing Remarks: Rhee Changyong, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
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