## Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series/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)

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### Series overview
- 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:
  - the Fund’s global and regional economic outlook,
  - analytical work on thematic issues,
  - individual country-focused topics.
- Seminars are open to the public, including the media, and are held several times per year.

### Global Issues (seminar entries)
- 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

### Country Issues (seminar entries)
- 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

### Key Economic Issues (seminar entries)
- 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

### Contact and outreach
- 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 Newsletter ー Tokyo
  - IMF Tokyo
  - IMF Asia Pacific Office
  - More on IMF Social Hub

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## Content in this bundle

- **IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on WEO, October 25, 2022**
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on WEO, October 25, 2022 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10252022.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on WEO, October 25, 2022 (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10252022.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Fiscal Monitor, October 27, 2022**
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Fiscal Monitor, October 27, 2022 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10272022.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Fiscal Monitor, October 27, 2022 (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2022/seminar-invitation-10272022.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **IMF Asia-Pacific Regionsal Seminar on 2023 External Sector Report**
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regionsal Seminar on 2023 External Sector Report (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-2023-esr-0913.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regionsal Seminar on 2023 External Sector Report (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-2023-esr-0913.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on China: Highlights from the 2022 Article IV Consultations**
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on China: Highlights from the 2022 Article IV Consultations (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-china-0314.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on China: Highlights from the 2022 Article IV Consultations (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-china-0314.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth**
  - [South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-the-south-asia-region-0419.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-the-south-asia-region-0419.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- **IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on the IMF’s latest World Economic and Japan Outlook**
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on the IMF’s latest World Economic and Japan Outlook (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-weo-and-japan-0420.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [IMF Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on the IMF’s latest World Economic and Japan Outlook (PDF)](/-/media/files/oap/oap-home/2023/seminar-on-weo-and-japan-0420.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

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## References

- [OAP Home](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home)
- [High-level Economic Policy Conferences](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/policy-conferences)
- [Peer-to-Peer Learning](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/peer-to-peer-learning)
- [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)
- [Global Financial Stability Report](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2026/aprs-on-gfsr-0526)
- [Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific: Navigating Trade Headwinds and Rebalancing Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2025/aprs-on-reo-1029)
- [Global Financial Stability Report: Financial Fragilities and Risks](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2024/aprs-on-gfsr-0718)
- [World Economic Outlook: Global Prospects, Policy Transmission and Medium-term Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2024/aprs-on-weo-0508)
- [Seminar on IMF's Latest World Economic Outlook and Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2023/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1024)
- [World Economic Outlook: Recovery During a Pandemic](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1117)
- [Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook: How to Navigate Waves of New Variants](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1110)
- [IMF’s Latest World Economic Outlook: Managing Divergent Recoveries](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0513)
- [IMF’s Latest Global Economic Outlook & Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0224)
- [A Multi-Speed Recovery – the IMF’s Outlook for Asia and the Pacific](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2020/Asia-Pacific-Regional-Seminar-11052020)
- [China: Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2024/aprs-on-cbdc-1111)
- [India’s Financial System: Building the Foundation for Strong and Sustainable Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2023/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0831)
- [Japan – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2022/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0609)
- [India – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1208)
- [Vietnam – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-1124)
- [Indonesia – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0831)
- [The COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Responses in Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2020/regional-webinar-07302020)
- [Industrial Policies: Handle with Care](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2026/aprs-on-ips-0225)
- [Digital Money and Payments in Transition](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/2025/aprs-on-digital-money-and-payments-in-transition-1121)
- [New Economic Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Green Innovation](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2024/aprs-on-ai-and-green-innovation-0314)
- [Central Bank Digital Currency: Global Landscape and Japan’s Approach](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2023/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0425)
- [New Staff Discussion Note “Public Perceptions of Climate Mitigation Policies”](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2023/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0215)
- [June 16, 2022](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2022/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0616)
- [Tailoring Fiscal Responses for a Fairer Recovery](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2021/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-0615)
- [Macroprudential Regulation & Global Migration](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2020/eis-09242020)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/asia-pacific-regional-seminar-series_
