## Asia Pacific Regional Seminar 0831

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**Canonical URL:** [Asia Pacific Regional Seminar 0831](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0831)

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### Contact

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

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### Seminar overview and context
- The IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific hosted a country-based regional seminar titled "Indonesia – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities."
- The seminar focused on Indonesia as South East Asia’s largest economy, most populous country, and a G20 member.
- The event noted that Indonesia "has responded with a comprehensive policy package to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but is facing another wave of infections."
- The seminar objective: provide an overview of current economic developments and the outlook, and discuss longer-term policy priorities.

### Speaker and expertise
- Speaker: James P. Walsh, IMF Senior Resident Representative in Indonesia.
- Professional background and roles attributed to the IMF assignment:
  - Former advisor in the Monetary and Capital Markets (MCM) department.
  - Coordinated MCM’s surveillance, program monitoring, and technical assistance work in the Western Hemisphere.
  - Led Financial Sector Stability Assessments for Azerbaijan and Algeria and was deputy chief for China.
  - Led technical assistance missions on developing monetary policy frameworks and implementing macroprudential policy.
  - Coordinated surveillance work in Asia and Latin America prior to current assignment.
  - Responsibilities before MCM included surveillance and analytical work on emerging markets, most recently China and India.
  - Analytical work topics: financial regulatory reform, macro-financial linkages, inflation, financing infrastructure investment, systemic financial risks.
  - Co-editor of a book on Asian financial systems.
  - Worked in the IMF’s policy design department, assessing the IMF’s surveillance of developing economies.
  - Academic credentials: PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and a BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

### Agenda and timing
- Agenda (times given in 24-hour clock format):
  - 16:00-16:05: Introduction
  - 16:05-16:45: Presentation on Indonesia’s economic outlook and policy priorities; James Walsh, IMF Senior Resident Representative in Indonesia; Presentation
  - 16:45-17:10: Q&A session
  - 17:10-17:15: Closing & post-event survey

### Communications and contacts
- For press inquiries:
  - Institution: IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)
  - Press Officer: Yuko Maeda
  - Tel: 81-(0)3-3597-6719
  - Email: OAPMedia@IMF.org

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## References

- [OAP Home](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home)

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