{ "title": "Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series", "overlayPath": "/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series/index.md", "summary": "Aimed at sharing insights from the IMF’s economic surveillance and policy advice, the series covers the Fund’s global and regional economic outlook, analytical work on thematic issues, and individual county-focused topics.", "profileBlocks": [ { "type": "office", "heading": "Contact", "lines": [ { "text": "For event inquiries:" }, { "text": "International Monetary Fund" }, { "text": "Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific" }, { "text": "Email: OAPEconomicSeminar@IMF.org", "href": "mailto:OAPEconomicSeminar@imf.org", "linkText": "OAPEconomicSeminar@IMF.org", "links": [ { "href": "mailto:OAPEconomicSeminar@imf.org", "linkText": "OAPEconomicSeminar@IMF.org" } ] } ] } ], "sections": [ { "heading": "Series overview", "content": "- The Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar (previously Economic Issues Seminar) is a series of public seminars on economic issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.\n- The series shares insights from the IMF’s economic surveillance and policy advice, covering:\n - the Fund’s global and regional economic outlook,\n - analytical work on thematic issues,\n - individual country-focused topics.\n- Seminars are open to the public, including the media, and are held several times per year." }, { "heading": "Global Issues (seminar entries)", "content": "- May 26, 2026 — Global Financial Stability Report\n- October 29, 2025 — Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific: Navigating Trade Headwinds and Rebalancing Growth\n- July 18, 2024 — Global Financial Stability Report: Financial Fragilities and Risks\n- May 8, 2024 — World Economic Outlook: Global Prospects, Policy Transmission and Medium-term Growth\n- October 24, 2023 — Seminar on IMF's Latest World Economic Outlook and Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook\n- April 20, 2023 — IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook and Japan Outlook\n- October 25, 2022 — IMF’s World Economic Outlook and Wage-Price Spiral Risks\n- November 17, 2021 — World Economic Outlook: Recovery During a Pandemic\n- November 10, 2021 — Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook: How to Navigate Waves of New Variants\n- May 13, 2021 — IMF’s Latest World Economic Outlook: Managing Divergent Recoveries\n- February 24, 2021 — IMF’s Latest Global Economic Outlook & Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change\n- November 5, 2020 — A Multi-Speed Recovery – the IMF’s Outlook for Asia and the Pacific" }, { "heading": "Country Issues (seminar entries)", "content": "- September 12, 2024 — China: Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook\n- August 31, 2023 — India’s Financial System: Building the Foundation for Strong and Sustainable Growth\n- April 19, 2023 — South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth\n- March 14, 2023 — Seminar on China: Highlights from the 2022 Article IV Consultations\n- June 9, 2022 — Japan – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities\n- December 8, 2021 — India – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities\n- November 24, 2021 — Vietnam – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities\n- August 31, 2021 — Indonesia – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities\n- July 30, 2020 — The COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses in Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore" }, { "heading": "Key Economic Issues (seminar entries)", "content": "- February 25, 2026 — Industrial Policies: Handle with Care\n- November 21, 2025 — Digital Money and Payments in Transition\n- November 11, 2024 — New Challenges in Digital Money and Payments\n- March 14, 2024 — New Economic Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Green Innovation\n- September 1, 2023 — 2023 External Sector Report\n- April 25, 2023 — Central Bank Digital Currency: Global Landscape and Japan’s Approach\n- February 15, 2023 — New Staff Discussion Note “Public Perceptions of Climate Mitigation Policies”\n- October 27, 2022 — Current Fiscal Developments and Issues; Messages from the latest Fiscal Monitor with Vitor Gaspar, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department\n- June 16, 2022 — World Economic Outlook: Private Sector Debt & Global Trade and Value Chains\n- April 14, 2022 — Labor Market Tightness in Advanced Economies\n- June 15, 2021 — Tailoring Fiscal Responses for a Fairer Recovery; Presentations from the latest Fiscal Monitor “A Fair Shot”\n- September 24, 2020 — Macroprudential Regulation & Global Migration; from two analytical chapters of the April World Economic Outlook" }, { "heading": "Contact and outreach", "content": "- For press inquiries: Email: OAPMedia@IMF.org\n- Social media and outreach channels associated with the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) include:\n - IMF Newsletter ー Tokyo\n - IMF Tokyo\n - IMF Asia Pacific Office\n - More on IMF Social Hub" } ], "bullets": [ "The Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar (previously Economic Issues Seminar) is a series of public seminars on economic issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.", "The series shares insights from the IMF’s economic surveillance and policy advice, covering:", "Seminars are open to the public, including the media, and are held several times per year.", "May 26, 2026 — Global Financial Stability Report", "October 29, 2025 — Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific: Navigating Trade Headwinds and Rebalancing Growth", "July 18, 2024 — Global Financial Stability Report: Financial Fragilities and Risks", "May 8, 2024 — World Economic Outlook: Global Prospects, Policy Transmission and Medium-term Growth", "October 24, 2023 — Seminar on IMF's Latest World Economic Outlook and Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook", "April 20, 2023 — IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook and Japan Outlook", "October 25, 2022 — IMF’s World Economic Outlook and Wage-Price Spiral Risks", "November 17, 2021 — World Economic Outlook: Recovery During a Pandemic", "November 10, 2021 — Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook: How to Navigate Waves of New Variants", "May 13, 2021 — IMF’s Latest World Economic Outlook: Managing Divergent Recoveries", "February 24, 2021 — IMF’s Latest Global Economic Outlook & Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change", "November 5, 2020 — A Multi-Speed Recovery – the IMF’s Outlook for Asia and the Pacific", "September 12, 2024 — China: Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook", "August 31, 2023 — India’s Financial System: Building the Foundation for Strong and Sustainable Growth", "April 19, 2023 — South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth", "March 14, 2023 — Seminar on China: Highlights from the 2022 Article IV Consultations", "June 9, 2022 — Japan – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities", "December 8, 2021 — India – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities", "November 24, 2021 — Vietnam – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities", "August 31, 2021 — Indonesia – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities", "July 30, 2020 — The COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses in Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore", "February 25, 2026 — Industrial Policies: Handle with Care", "November 21, 2025 — Digital Money and Payments in Transition", "November 11, 2024 — New Challenges in Digital Money and Payments", "March 14, 2024 — New Economic Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Green Innovation", "September 1, 2023 — 2023 External Sector Report", "April 25, 2023 — Central Bank Digital Currency: Global Landscape and Japan’s Approach", "February 15, 2023 — New Staff Discussion Note “Public Perceptions of Climate Mitigation Policies”", "October 27, 2022 — Current Fiscal Developments and Issues; Messages from the latest Fiscal Monitor with Vitor Gaspar, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department", "June 16, 2022 — World Economic Outlook: Private Sector Debt & Global Trade and Value Chains", "April 14, 2022 — Labor Market Tightness in Advanced Economies", "June 15, 2021 — Tailoring Fiscal Responses for a Fairer Recovery; Presentations from the latest Fiscal Monitor “A Fair Shot”", "September 24, 2020 — Macroprudential Regulation & Global Migration; from two analytical chapters of the April World Economic Outlook", "For press inquiries: Email: OAPMedia@IMF.org", "Social media and outreach channels associated with the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) include:", "**IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on WEO, October 25, 2022**", "**IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Fiscal Monitor, October 27, 2022**", "**IMF Asia-Pacific Regionsal Seminar on 2023 External Sector Report**", "**IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on China: Highlights from the 2022 Article IV Consultations**", "**South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth**", "**IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on the IMF’s latest World Economic and Japan Outlook**" ], "related": [ { "title": "IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on WEO, October 25, 2022", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10252022.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10252022.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10252022.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Fiscal Monitor, October 27, 2022", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10272022.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10272022.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10272022.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "IMF Asia-Pacific Regionsal Seminar on 2023 External Sector Report", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-2023-esr-0913.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-2023-esr-0913.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-2023-esr-0913.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on China: Highlights from the 2022 Article IV Consultations", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-china-0314.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-china-0314.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-china-0314.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-the-south-asia-region-0419.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-the-south-asia-region-0419.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-the-south-asia-region-0419.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on the IMF’s latest World Economic and Japan Outlook", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-weo-and-japan-0420.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-weo-and-japan-0420.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-weo-and-japan-0420.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } } ], "alternates": { "markdown": "/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series/index.md", "json": "/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series/index.json", "bundleManifest": "/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series/bundle-manifest.json" }, "generatedAtUtc": "2026-09-30T19:24:35.524Z" }