## REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (OAP)

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**Canonical URL:** [REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (OAP)](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2026/aprs-gfsr-1021)

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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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### Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar — event overview
- Event title: "Beneath the Resilience: Rising Risks, Unresolved Vulnerabilities"
- Organizer: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Monetary Fund
- Focus: Presentation and discussion of the IMF's Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) and related financial stability risks and vulnerabilities
- Guest speaker: Jason Wu, Assistant Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF; leads the Global Markets Analysis Division and oversees 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)
- Venue (online): Webex
- Language: English
- Registration: Required
  - In-person registration deadline: October 20
  - Online registration: required (no URL provided in source)

### Key findings and near-term catalysts of market turmoil highlighted for discussion
- The GFSR identifies three near-term catalysts of market turmoil:
  - an AI-driven market correction
  - a sharp rise in sovereign bond yields
  - cyber threats
- Financial markets described as having "remained resilient" while financial stability risks are characterized as "elevated"
- Seminar aims to explore:
  - the vulnerabilities that could amplify the three near-term catalysts into systemic events
  - policy priorities needed to strengthen resilience, transparency, and preparedness

### Policy priorities and seminar objectives
- Seminar will discuss policy priorities to:
  - strengthen resilience
  - increase transparency
  - improve preparedness against identified catalysts and vulnerabilities
- The event provides direct interaction with the official overseeing the GFSR to inform regional outreach in Japan following the report’s release

### Speaker biography (as presented)
- Jason Wu
  - Leads the Global Markets Analysis Division at the International Monetary Fund and oversees the flagship Global Financial Stability Report
  - Serves as mission chief for the IMF’s 2026–27 Financial Sector Assessment Program for the United Kingdom
  - Previously Associate Director at the Federal Reserve Board’s Division of International Finance, overseeing work on global financial flows, institutions, and stability
  - Held roles in Monetary Affairs and Supervision and Regulation
  - From 2018 to 2021, was at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as Head of Economic Research and Head of Credit Risk and Banking Statistics
  - Holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  - Published widely on monetary policy, banking, capital flows, and econometrics

### Agenda and timing
- 2:30 PM — Opening; Takashi Nagaoka, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF
- 2:35 PM — Presentation by Jason Wu, Assistant Director, Global Market Analysis Division, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
- 3:15 PM — Q&A session
- 3:50 PM — Closing & post-event survey

### Contact information
- For press inquiries:
  - 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/2026/aprs-gfsr-1021_