## Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar 0609 ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar 0609](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2022/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0609) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2022/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0609/index.md) - [Structured JSON version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2022/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0609/index.json) - [Bundle manifest](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2022/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0609/bundle-manifest.json) ### Contact For event inquiries: International Monetary Fund Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Email: [OAPEconomicSeminar@IMF.org](mailto:OAPEconomicSeminar@IMF.org) --- ### Seminar overview - Event: Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar, Japan - Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities. - Hosts: IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance Japan. - Reference: Japan: 2022 Article IV Staff Report. - Participation: 110 people from 15 countries from Asia and beyond participated in the virtual seminar. ### Macroeconomic assessment and outlook for Japan - Pre-COVID-19 policies under “Abenomics”: - Helped ease financial conditions. - Helped exit deflation. - Helped raise labor market participation. - Fell short on the deep reforms needed to raise productivity and achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. - Current recovery: - The Japanese economy is recovering from the pandemic amid strong policy support that has helped to mitigate the downturn. - Source of analysis: - Discussion drew on the recent IMF-Japan Article IV consultations and analytical work. ### Policy priorities discussed - Emphasis on deep reforms to: - Raise productivity. - Achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. - Role of continued policy support in: - Supporting the recovery from the pandemic. - Mitigating economic downturn effects. ### Speakers and their roles - Ranil Salgado: - Position: Assistant Director in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department (APD) and the IMF’s mission chief to Japan. - Supervises work on: Maldives, Samoa, and Tonga. - Past roles in APD: Mission chief to India, the Marshall Islands, Myanmar, and Nepal; chief of the Regional Studies Division; IMF Resident Representative in Singapore. - IMF tenure: Over 25 years, including work in the Western Hemisphere; Research; and Strategy, Policy, and Review Departments. - Prior experience: Strategy management consulting firm; teaching and research assistant positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. - Education: University of Pennsylvania (masters & PhD in economics); Harvard University (undergraduate in chemistry); Cambridge University (masters in biochemistry). - Role at seminar: Presented on Japan’s economic outlook and policy priorities. - Tokuo Iwaisako: - Position: Professor at Institute of Economic Research (IER), Hitotsubashi University. - Teaching: Finance and macroeconomics at Hitotsubashi's Department of Economics and Business School. - April 2022 appointment: Director of the Center for Intergenerational Studies at IER. - Past positions: President of Nippon Finance Association (2018-2020); Principal Economist at the Institute of Policy Research, Ministry of Finance, Japan (April 2009 to March 2011). - Education: Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1997; B.A. from Hitotsubashi University in 1990. - Role at seminar: Discussion lead and presenter. - Moderators/hosts at opening: - Chikahisa Sumi, Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. - Hironori Kawauchi, Executive Vice President, Policy Research Institute (PRI), Ministry of Finance Japan. ### Agenda and schedule (times listed as provided) - 10:00-10:10: - Introduction; Chikahisa Sumi, Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific; Hironori Kawauchi, Executive Vice President, Policy Research Institute (PRI), Ministry of Finance Japan; - 10:10-10:50: - Presentation on Japan’s economic outlook and policy priorities; Ranil Salgado, Assistant Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF; Presentation; - 10:50-11:00: - Discussion; Tokuo Iwaisako, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University; Presentation; - 11:00-11:25: - Q&A session - 11:25-11:30: - Closing & post-event survey ### Contact for press inquiries - Press Officer: Yuko Maeda - Email: OAPMedia@IMF.org --- ## Content in this bundle - **IMF Seminar on Japan’s economic outlook and policy priorities, June 9 2022** - [IMF Seminar on Japan’s economic outlook and policy priorities, June 9 2022 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/imf-asia-pacific-regional-seminar-on-japan-2022-june.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [IMF Seminar on Japan’s economic outlook and policy priorities, June 9 2022 (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/imf-asia-pacific-regional-seminar-on-japan-2022-june.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **IMF Seminar on Japan — Comment by Tokuo Iwaisako** - [IMF Seminar on Japan — Comment by Tokuo Iwaisako (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/imf-seminar-on-japan-comment-tokuo-iwaisako-06092022.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [IMF Seminar on Japan — Comment by Tokuo Iwaisako (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/imf-seminar-on-japan-comment-tokuo-iwaisako-06092022.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} --- ## References - [OAP Home](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home) - [Japan - Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities](https://www.imf.org/en/videos/view/6308087609112) - [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) - [Japan: 2022 Article IV Staff Report](https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2022/04/06/Japan-2022-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-Report-and-Statement-by-the-516216) _Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2022/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0609_