Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar — Vietnam: Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities
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For event inquiries:
International Monetary Fund
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Tel. 81-(0)3-3597-6700
Email: TokyoConference@IMF.org
Seminar overview
- Event organized by the IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP).
- Topic: Vietnam — Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities.
- Focus: overview of current economic developments, the outlook, and longer-term policy priorities for Vietnam.
- Participation: About 90 people from across Asia participated in the virtual seminar.
- Context provided: Vietnam was South East Asia’s fastest growing economy in the last decade, became an integral part of global supply chains, successfully contained the COVID-19 pandemic’s health and economic fallout in 2020, and experienced a severe outbreak earlier this year that led to a sharp economic downturn.
Speaker and expertise
- Speaker: Francois Painchaud, IMF Resident Representative for Lao PDR and Vietnam since June 2019.
- Professional background:
- Previously IMF Resident Representative for Georgia.
- Joined the IMF in 2009.
- Worked on a range of advanced, emerging market, and low-income countries including Russia, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Pakistan, Senegal, and Myanmar.
- Areas of work: debt sustainability, labor markets, fiscal frameworks and monetary policy in emerging markets.
- Education: Holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics from the Université Laval in Quebec City.
Agenda and timing
- 15:00-15:05 — Introduction
- 15:05-15:35 — Presentation on Vietnam’s economic outlook and policy priorities; Francois Painchaud, IMF Resident Representative for Lao PDR and Vietnam; Presentation
- 15:35-15:50 — Q&A session
- 15:50-15:55 — Closing & post-event survey
Contact for press inquiries
- Press Officer: Yuko Maeda
- Tel: 81-(0)3-3597-6719
- Email: OAPMedia@IMF.org
Content in this bundle
- Presentation by Francois Paincahud, IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar, November 24, 2021