## Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar — Vietnam: Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities

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**Canonical URL:** [Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar — Vietnam: Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1124)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1124/index.md)
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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](mailto:oapmedia@imf.org)

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### 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

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## Content in this bundle

- **Presentation by Francois Paincahud, IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar, November 24, 2021**
  - [Presentation by Francois Paincahud, IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar, November 24, 2021 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2021/presentation-vietnam-november-2021-imf-francois-painchaud.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [Presentation by Francois Paincahud, IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar, November 24, 2021 (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2021/presentation-vietnam-november-2021-imf-francois-painchaud.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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## References

- [OAP Home](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home)
- [Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar Series](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series)
- [Macroeconomist Training Program](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/macroeconomist-training-program)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1124_