## OUR WORK: Policy Dialogue and Capacity Development

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### Office Information

IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)  
Tokyo, Japan  
For inquiries about OAP's activities,  
please submit your questions [here.](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/OAP-InquiryForm)  
For press inquiries  
Email: [OAPMedia@IMF.org](mailto:oapmedia@imf.org)

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### Policy Conferences
- The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) organizes a series of high-level policy conferences to enhance dialogue among policymakers.
- Practitioners from the region exchange views and find solutions to macroeconomic policy challenges facing their countries.
- Program example: High-level Economic Policy Conferences.

### Peer-to-Peer Learning
- OAP arranges peer-to-peer learning events, workshops, and conferences in collaboration with internal and external partners in the public and private sectors.
- Objective: Enhance policymaking abilities of Asia-Pacific officials.
- Program example: Peer-to-Peer Learning.

### Regional Fora
- The Office represents the IMF in the region to ensure the Fund's engagement in policy fora for better regional integration and cooperation through policy dialogue.
- OAP’s director frequently participates in working sessions at regional platforms, including:
  - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  - ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)

### Asian Scholarship (Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia, JISPA)
- OAP has administered the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) since 2000, seven years after the program’s inception.
- Administrative and scholar support includes orientation programs, workshops, and townhall meetings with the IMF Managing Director.
- The JISPA alumni network has more than 1,000 members from 24 Asian economies.
- Program milestone referenced: JISPA 30th Anniversary.

### News and Social Media
- News archive: News on OAP Website.
- Social media and outreach channels referenced: IMF Newsletter ー Tokyo; IMF Tokyo; IMF Asia Pacific Office; More on IMF Social Hub.

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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)
- [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)
- [here.](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/OAP-InquiryForm)
- [JISPA 30th Anniversary](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2023/japan-imf-scholarship-program-for-asia-JISPA-30)

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