Asia Pacific Regional Seminar 1117
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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: TokyoConference@IMF.org
Seminar theme and key findings
- Title: World Economic Outlook: Recovery During a Pandemic.
- The IMF’s World Economic Outlook, published in October, highlights that "the global economic recovery is continuing but with greater divergence across countries."
- The World Economic Outlook also notes that "rising inflation in many economies requires close monitoring."
- The IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific hosted a webinar with the lead authors of the World Economic Outlook to discuss global prospects, policy recommendations, and inflation developments.
- Participation: 180 people from 23 countries in Asia and beyond participated in the virtual seminar.
Presentations and policy focus
- Malhar Nabar:
- Presented on global economic prospects and policy recommendations (Chapter 1 of the World Economic Outlook).
- Role: heads the World Economic Studies division in the IMF Research Department, which produces the World Economic Outlook.
- Background details provided: covered China and Japan in the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department; was mission chief for Hong Kong, SAR; research interests in financial development, investment, and productivity growth; joined the IMF in 2009; formerly Assistant Professor of Economics at Wellesley College; holds a Ph.D. from Brown University.
- Prachi Mishra:
- Discussed inflation developments (Chapter 2: Inflation Scares).
- Role: Advisor in the Research Department at the IMF.
- Background details provided: previously Managing Director, Global Macro Research, and India Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs; worked in several IMF departments in Washington including the office of the First Deputy Managing Director; during 2014-17 served as Specialist Adviser and Head of the Strategic Research Unit at the Reserve Bank of India; formerly Senior Economist in the Office of Chief Economic Advisor in India’s Ministry of Finance, and at the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
Agenda and timing
- 11:00-11:05 am — Introduction
- 11:05-11:25 am — Presentation on Global Prospects and Policies (Ch. 1); Malhar Nabar, Division Chief, Research Department, IMF; Presentation
- 11:25-11:45 am — Presentation on Inflation Scares (Ch. 2); Prachi Mishra, Advisor, Research Department, IMF; Presentation
- 11:45-12:05 pm — Q&A session
- 12:05-12:10 pm — Closing & post-event survey
Content in this bundle
- Inflation Scares
- Presentation by Malhar Nabar, World Economic Outlook October 2021, IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar