## Youth in Japan Tries Out IMF-style Economic Surveillance at Virtual Workshop

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**Canonical URL:** [Youth in Japan Tries Out IMF-style Economic Surveillance at Virtual Workshop](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2020/mtp-07132020)

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### Media Inquiries

International Monetary Fund  
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific  
Press Officer: Yuko Maeda  
Tel: 81-(0)3-3597-6719  
Email: [oapmedia@imf.org](mailto:oapmedia@imf.org)

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### Workshop overview
- Event date and location: July 14, 2020, Tokyo, Japan.
- Format: Week-long online workshop conducted virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Course: 9th Macroeconomist Training Program offered by the IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

### Participants and format
- Number of participants: "About 20 students attending university in Japan completed last night a week-long online workshop" and "Eighteen students and one young professional joined the workshop this time and attended nightly online lectures."
- Participant composition: university students and one young professional.
- Daily structure: Nightly online lectures throughout the week.
- Final activity: Participants were divided into four groups and made group presentations on the pros and cons of the Maldives' economic policies that respond to the pandemic.

### Program history, reach, and objectives
- Program initiation: The program was initiated in 2017 to reach out to the youth and provide an opportunity to learn how the IMF conducts bilateral economic surveillance at an overnight workshop.
- Cumulative delivery: The regional office has to date offered nine workshops to a total of 197 students and young professionals from 35 countries.

### Final group work and topics
- Group count: Four groups.
- Case study focus: The pros and cons of the Maldives' economic policies that respond to the pandemic.
- Purpose of final presentations: Practical application of IMF-style economic surveillance techniques learned during the workshop.

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## Content in this bundle

- **The 9th Macroeconomist Training Program, July 7-13 2020**
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## References

- [OAP Home](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home)
- [Program Website](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/macroeconomist-training-program)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2020/mtp-07132020_