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  "title": "Policy Conferences",
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  "summary": "These conferences focus on current policy issues and have covered topics such as climate finance, inflation, and financial crisis management, among others.",
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    {
      "type": "office",
      "heading": "Contact",
      "lines": [
        {
          "text": "For event inquiries:"
        },
        {
          "text": "IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Please submit your questions here.",
          "href": "https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/OAP-InquiryForm",
          "linkText": "here.",
          "links": [
            {
              "href": "https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/OAP-InquiryForm",
              "linkText": "here."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "text": "For press inquiries:"
        },
        {
          "text": "Email: OAPMedia@IMF.org",
          "href": "mailto:oapmedia@imf.org",
          "linkText": "OAPMedia@IMF.org",
          "links": [
            {
              "href": "mailto:oapmedia@imf.org",
              "linkText": "OAPMedia@IMF.org"
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  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Purpose and Scope",
      "content": "- The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) organizes high-level policy conferences for senior policymakers to exchange views and find solutions for macroeconomic policy challenges in the region.\n- Conferences focus on current policy issues, including climate finance, inflation, and financial crisis management.\n- Conferences are often organized jointly with internal and external partners, including central banks, finance ministries, and thinktanks in the region.\n- Conferences serve as peer-to-peer learning opportunities for invited officials from Asia."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Recent and Notable Conferences (chronological highlights)",
      "content": "- March 5, 2025 — Asia and the IMF: Resilience through Cooperation; Hosted by the IMF | Tokyo, Japan\n- February 13, 2025 — Navigating for a Better Future in Emerging and Frontier Asia under Uncertainty: Economic and Fiscal Policy Challenges and Prospects; Co-hosted by the IMF and JICA | Tokyo, Japan\n- April 15, 2024 — BOJ-IMF Conference: Gender Diversity in the Workplace as a Key to Economic Growth; Co-hosted by the IMF and BOJ | Tokyo, Japan\n- February 14, 2023 — Recovery From The Pandemic In Developing Asia: Achieving Inclusive And Sustainable Growth With Sound Fiscal Management\n- November 17, 2022 — Managing Financial Risks in a Shock Prone World - Lessons from the past and challenges ahead; Co-hosted by the IMF and The University of Tokyo CARF | Hybrid\n  - Closed-door sessions held on November 18, 2022\n- July 20, 2022 — 25 Years On: Strengthening Regional Economic Cooperation\n- June 1, 2022 — Policy Dialogue on Climate-Related Financial Risks and Green Finance in Asia and the Pacific; Hosted by the IMF | Virtual\n- November 23-25, 2020 — Securing Financial Stability: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis in the Age of COVID-19; Co-hosted by the IMF and The University of Tokyo | Virtual\n- February 13, 2020 — Developing Asia: Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth with Sound Fiscal Management\n- August 28-29, 2019 — Inflation Targeting - Prospects and Challenges; Co-hosted by the IMF and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand\n- April 16, 2018 — IMF-JFSA-BOJ Conference on FinTech; Co-hosted by the IMF, Financial Services Agency and Bank of Japan | Tokyo, Japan\n  - Closed-door workshops held on April 17, 2018\n- March 8-9, 2017 — The Future of International Monetary System for Asia; Co-hosted by the IMF and Hitotsubashi University | Tokyo, Japan\n- December 1-2, 2016 — Meeting Asia's Rebalancing and Growth Challenge: The Role of Regional Capital Market Development and Infrastructure Investment; Co-hosted by the IMF and Australian Government | Sydney, Australia\n- November 7-8, 2016 — Coping with Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities and Spillovers; Co-hosted by the IMF and The University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan\n- March 3-4, 2016 — Advances and Challenges in Regional Integration; Co-hosted by the IMF and Hitostubashi University | Tokyo, Japan\n- 2015 — International Capital Markets Conference 2015: Building Regional Capital Markets: Global Experiences; GMS Aspirations; Co-hosted by the IMF and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) | Bangkok, Thailand\n- November 20-21, 2014 — Macroeconomic Rebalancing for Sustainable Growth; Co-hosted by the IMF and the Bank of Korea | Seoul, Korea"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Themes and Policy Focuses Emergent from Conferences",
      "content": "- Climate-related financial risks and green finance as a regional policy dialogue focus.\n- Financial stability and lessons from the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 era.\n- Gender diversity in the workplace positioned as a driver of economic growth.\n- Macroeconomic rebalancing, regional capital market development, and infrastructure investment as tools for sustainable growth.\n- Inflation targeting and monetary policy prospects and challenges.\n- Strengthening regional economic cooperation and managing macroeconomic vulnerabilities and spillovers."
    }
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    "The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) organizes high-level policy conferences for senior policymakers to exchange views and find solutions for macroeconomic policy challenges in the region.",
    "Conferences focus on current policy issues, including climate finance, inflation, and financial crisis management.",
    "Conferences are often organized jointly with internal and external partners, including central banks, finance ministries, and thinktanks in the region.",
    "Conferences serve as peer-to-peer learning opportunities for invited officials from Asia.",
    "March 5, 2025 — Asia and the IMF: Resilience through Cooperation; Hosted by the IMF | Tokyo, Japan",
    "February 13, 2025 — Navigating for a Better Future in Emerging and Frontier Asia under Uncertainty: Economic and Fiscal Policy Challenges and Prospects; Co-hosted by the IMF and JICA | Tokyo, Japan",
    "April 15, 2024 — BOJ-IMF Conference: Gender Diversity in the Workplace as a Key to Economic Growth; Co-hosted by the IMF and BOJ | Tokyo, Japan",
    "February 14, 2023 — Recovery From The Pandemic In Developing Asia: Achieving Inclusive And Sustainable Growth With Sound Fiscal Management",
    "November 17, 2022 — Managing Financial Risks in a Shock Prone World - Lessons from the past and challenges ahead; Co-hosted by the IMF and The University of Tokyo CARF | Hybrid",
    "July 20, 2022 — 25 Years On: Strengthening Regional Economic Cooperation",
    "June 1, 2022 — Policy Dialogue on Climate-Related Financial Risks and Green Finance in Asia and the Pacific; Hosted by the IMF | Virtual",
    "November 23-25, 2020 — Securing Financial Stability: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis in the Age of COVID-19; Co-hosted by the IMF and The University of Tokyo | Virtual",
    "February 13, 2020 — Developing Asia: Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth with Sound Fiscal Management",
    "August 28-29, 2019 — Inflation Targeting - Prospects and Challenges; Co-hosted by the IMF and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand",
    "April 16, 2018 — IMF-JFSA-BOJ Conference on FinTech; Co-hosted by the IMF, Financial Services Agency and Bank of Japan | Tokyo, Japan",
    "March 8-9, 2017 — The Future of International Monetary System for Asia; Co-hosted by the IMF and Hitotsubashi University | Tokyo, Japan",
    "December 1-2, 2016 — Meeting Asia's Rebalancing and Growth Challenge: The Role of Regional Capital Market Development and Infrastructure Investment; Co-hosted by the IMF and Australian Government | Sydney, Australia",
    "November 7-8, 2016 — Coping with Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities and Spillovers; Co-hosted by the IMF and The University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan",
    "March 3-4, 2016 — Advances and Challenges in Regional Integration; Co-hosted by the IMF and Hitostubashi University | Tokyo, Japan",
    "2015 — International Capital Markets Conference 2015: Building Regional Capital Markets: Global Experiences; GMS Aspirations; Co-hosted by the IMF and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) | Bangkok, Thailand",
    "November 20-21, 2014 — Macroeconomic Rebalancing for Sustainable Growth; Co-hosted by the IMF and the Bank of Korea | Seoul, Korea",
    "Climate-related financial risks and green finance as a regional policy dialogue focus.",
    "Financial stability and lessons from the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 era.",
    "Gender diversity in the workplace positioned as a driver of economic growth.",
    "Macroeconomic rebalancing, regional capital market development, and infrastructure investment as tools for sustainable growth.",
    "Inflation targeting and monetary policy prospects and challenges.",
    "Strengthening regional economic cooperation and managing macroeconomic vulnerabilities and spillovers."
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