REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (OAP)

Beneath the Resilience: Rising Risks, Unresolved Vulnerabilities

Financial markets have remained resilient, but financial stability risks are elevated. OAP will host a seminar on the latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR), featuring guest speaker Jason Wu, Assistant Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the IMF.

As the official overseeing the production of the IMF's flagship report, he will discuss its key findings, including three near-term catalysts of market turmoil: an AI-driven market correction, a sharp rise in sovereign bond yields, and cyber threats. The seminar will also explore the vulnerabilities that could amplify these shocks into systemic events and the policy priorities needed to strengthen resilience, transparency, and preparedness. The event will mark the first outreach event in Japan following the report’s release, offering participants with a timely opportunity to hear firsthand insights from the official leading the GFSR.

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2:30 PM – 3:50 PM Japan Time (GMT+9)

Format: Hybrid

Venue:
- In-person: Kasumigaseki Knowledge Square
(3F, Kasumigaseki Common Gate West, 3-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Online: Webex

Language: English

How to join: Registration is required. 
- In-person: Please register here by October 20.
- Online: Please register here.

Agenda:

Speaker's Biography:

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  Jason Wu leads the Global Markets Analysis Division at the International Monetary Fund and oversees the flagship Global Financial Stability Report. He also serves as mission chief for the IMF’s 2026–27 Financial Sector Assessment Program for the United Kingdom. Previously, he was Associate Director at the Federal Reserve Board’s Division of International Finance, overseeing work on global financial flows, institutions, and stability, and have also held roles in Monetary Affairs and Supervision and Regulation. From 2018 to 2021, he was at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as Head of Economic Research and Head of Credit Risk and Banking Statistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and has published widely on monetary policy, banking, capital flows, and econometrics.