## APRS on China A4

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [APRS on China A4](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2024/aprs-on-china-0912)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2024/aprs-on-china-0912/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: [OAPEconomicSeminar@IMF.org](mailto:OAPEconomicSeminar@imf.org)

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### Event overview
- Event: Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar — "China: Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook"
- Organizer: IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Purpose: Review recent macroeconomic developments in China; discuss the outlook and policies to overcome challenges and secure healthy medium-term growth.
- Context noted by the seminar: China experienced remarkable economic development over past decades; the pandemic has left economic scars; the economy is undergoing a property market correction that is necessary and welcome but is weighing on activity.

### Date, time, language, and participation
- Date & Time: September 12, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Japan time (GMT+9)
- Language: English
- Venue options:
  - In-person: Kasumigaseki Knowledge Square (3rd floor, Kasumigaseki Common Gate West, 3-2-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
  - Online: Webex link will be sent upon registration
- How to join:
  - In-person: register here before 2 pm on September 11.
  - Online: register here.

### Speaker and credentials
- Speaker: Steven Alan Barnett, Senior Resident Representative in China (Senior Resident Representative in China since February 2020)
- Relevant background and positions:
  - Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director (prior role)
  - Chief of the China Division in the Asia and Pacific Department
  - Assistant Director at the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo
  - Resident Representative to China
  - Resident Representative to Thailand
- Education:
  - PhD in economics, University of Maryland
  - Bachelor's degree in economics, Stanford University
  - Master's degree in Russian and East European Studies, Stanford University
- IMF service start: Joined the IMF in 1997

### Agenda and timing
- 10:00 AM: Introduction by Akihiko Yoshida, Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- 10:05 AM: Presentation by Steven Alan Barnett, Senior Resident Representative in China
- 10:35 AM: Q&A session
- 10:55 AM: 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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## References

- [Regional Office Website](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)
- [High-level Economic Policy Conferences](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/policy-conferences)
- [Macroeconomist Training Program](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/macroeconomist-training-program)
- [Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/JISPA-Home)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2024/aprs-on-china-0912_