## Policy Conferences

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Policy Conferences](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/policy-conferences)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/policy-conferences/index.md)
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### Contact

For event inquiries:  
IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)  
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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### Purpose and Scope
- 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.

### Recent and Notable Conferences (chronological highlights)
- 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
  - Closed-door sessions held on November 18, 2022
- 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
  - Closed-door workshops held on April 17, 2018
- 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

### Themes and Policy Focuses Emergent from Conferences
- 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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## 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)
- [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)
- [Asia and the IMF: Resilience through Cooperation](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2025/03/04/asia-and-the-imf)
- [Navigating for a Better Future in Emerging and Frontier Asia under Uncertainty: Economic and Fiscal Policy Challenges and Prospects](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2025/02/13/imf-jica-conference)
- [BOJ-IMF Conference: Gender Diversity in the Workplace as a Key to Economic Growth](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2024/04/15/boj-imf-conference-on-gender-diversity)
- [Recovery From The Pandemic In Developing Asia: Achieving Inclusive And Sustainable Growth With Sound Fiscal Management](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2023/02/14/imf-jica-conference-0214)
- [Managing Financial Risks in a Shock Prone World - Lessons from the past and challenges ahead](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2022/11/17/imf-utokyo-policy-conference-on-managing-financial-risks)
- [25 Years On: Strengthening Regional Economic Cooperation](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2022/07/20/oap-25th-anniversary)
- [Policy Dialogue on Climate-Related Financial Risks and Green Finance in Asia and the Pacific](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2022/05/06/060122oap-mcm-apd-climate-policy-dialogue?fbclid=IwAR2KOETdRGBBXyx2lsE1MMuj9K7FIa-G0gzFd4um8rgWKcUVGLEqwLy9Tfo)
- [Securing Financial Stability: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis in the Age of COVID-19](https://www.imf.org/en/news/seminars/conferences/2020/11/23/lessons-from-the-global-financial-crisis-in-the-age-of-covid-19)
- [Developing Asia: Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth with Sound Fiscal Management](https://www.imf.org/en/news/seminars/conferences/2020/02/13/developing-asia-achieving-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth-with-sound-fiscal-management)
- [Inflation Targeting - Prospects and Challenges](https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/ResRep/OAP-Home/2019/oap-rbnz-inflation-targeting-conference-08282019)
- [IMF-JFSA-BOJ Conference on FinTech](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2018/03/08/imf-jfsa-boj-conference-on-fintech)
- [The Future of International Monetary System for Asia](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Seminars/Conferences/2017/02/23/The-Future-of-International-Monetary-System-for-Asia)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/countries/resrep/oap-home/policy-conferences_