## Regional Development: Fiscal Risks, Fiscal Space, and the Sustainable Development Goals _IMF News_ ## Source details **Canonical URL:** [Regional Development: Fiscal Risks, Fiscal Space, and the Sustainable Development Goals](https://www.imf.org/en/news/events/regional-development-fiscal-risks-fiscal-space-and-the-sustainable-development-goals) ## Other formats - [Markdown version](/en/news/events/regional-development-fiscal-risks-fiscal-space-and-the-sustainable-development-goals/index.md) - [Structured JSON version](/en/news/events/regional-development-fiscal-risks-fiscal-space-and-the-sustainable-development-goals/index.json) - [Bundle manifest](/en/news/events/regional-development-fiscal-risks-fiscal-space-and-the-sustainable-development-goals/bundle-manifest.json) --- ### Event overview - A Conference Jointly Organized by the IMF and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). - Venue: International Conference Hall, JICA Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. - Dates: February 1–2, 2017. - Conference Sponsors: International Monetary Fund (IMF); Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). ### Program structure and schedule highlights - Opening social event: - 19:30 - 21:30; Welcome Dinner (Venue: Edo Room, The Main, 1F, Hotel New Otani). - Speakers: Yasushi Kanzaki, Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Chikahisa Sumi, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP), International Monetary Fund (IMF). - February 2 principal agenda: - 8:30 - 9:00; Registration. - 9:00 - 9:45; Keynote Speech. - Speakers: Masatsugu Asakawa, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan; Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Deputy Managing Director, IMF; Shinichi Kitaoka, President, JICA. - 9:45 - 10:00; Photo Session. - 10:00 - 12:00; SESSION I: Fiscal Risks and Fiscal Management – Assessing Domestic and Exogenous Risks, and Coping with Fiscal Risks by Establishing Resilient Fiscal Management. - 10:00 - 11:00; A. Fiscal Risks and the Fiscal Risk Management. - Moderator: Alex Mourmouras, Division Chief, ASEAN 1 Division, APD, IMF. - Presenter: Brian Olden, Deputy Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD), IMF. - Discussants: Ahmed Mazin, Chief Funds Executive, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Maldives; Nara Bahadur Thapa, Executive Director, Nepal Rastra Bank; Kenichiro Kashiwase, Senior Economist, OAP, IMF. - 10:45 - 11:15; Coffee Break. - 11:15 - 12:00; B. Public Financial Management in Resource Rich Countries. - Moderator: Koki Hirota, Chief Economist, JICA. - Presenter: Noriharu Masugi, Director, Governance Group, Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, JICA. - Discussants: Tsue Ing Yap, Acting Executive Director, Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam; Gombojav Zandanshatar, Member of Parliament of Mongolia; San San Oo, Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Planning and Finance, Myanmar. - 12:15 - 13:45; Lunch. - 13:45 - 15:30; SESSION II: Fiscal Space Towards SDGs – How to Create Fiscal Space for Future Investment Towards SDGs and Real Income Convergence. - 13:45 - 14:45; A. Fiscal Space. - Moderator: Brian Olden, Deputy Division Chief, FAD, IMF. - Presentation 1: Fiscal Space. - Presenter: Marialuz, Moreno Badia, Deputy Division Chief, FAD, IMF. - Presentation 2: Fiscal Space on Financing Universal Health Coverage. - Presenters: Teguh Dartanto, Visiting Scholar, JICA Research Institute, and Head of Poverty and Social Protection Research Group Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM), University of Indonesia; Syed Ehtisham Ahmad, Pao Yu-Kong Professor at Zhejiang University and Senior Fellow at the Center for Development Research at the Univerisity of Bonne and at the LSE. - Discussants: Leonard Victor Hasudungan Tampubolon, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, National Department Planning Agency, Indonesia; Bounleua Sinxayvoravong, Director General, Ministry of Finance, Lao P.D.R. - 14:45 - 15:30; B. Convergence in ASEAN and SDGs. - Moderator: Masaaki Kaizuka, Executive Director for Japan, IMF. - Presenter: Alex Mourmouras, Division Chief, ASEAN 1 Division, ADP, IMF. - Discussants: Angsoka Yorintha Paundralingga, Economist, Economic and Monetary Policy Department, Bank Indonesia; Soraphol Tulayasathien, Senior Expert, Local Public Finance Policy Dept., Ministry of Finance, Thailand; Tuan Ba Truong, Vice President, National Institute for Finance, ministry of Finance, Vietnam. - 15:30 - 16:00; Coffee Break. - 16:00 - 17:00; SESSION III: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. - Moderator: Changyong Rhee, Director, APD, IMF. - Panelists by country: - Bhutan: Nim Dorji, Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Yangchen Tshogyel, Deputy Governor II, Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan. - Cambodia: Seilava Ros, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance. - Maldives: Azeema Adam, Governor, Maldives Monetary Authority. - Mongolia: Gombojav Zandanshatar, Parliament of Mongolia. - Nepal: Bishnu prasad Krishna, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance. - 17:00 - 17:15; Closing Remarks. - Speakers: Chikahisa Sumi, Director, OAP, IMF; Yasushi Kanzaki, Senior Vice President, JICA. - 17:30 - 18:00; Press Conference. - Participants: Chagyong Rhee, Director, APD, IMF; Yasushi Kanzaki, Senior Vice President, JICA. ### Major thematic focuses - Fiscal risks and fiscal management: - Assessing domestic and exogenous risks. - Coping with fiscal risks through resilient fiscal management and fiscal risk management frameworks. - Public financial management in resource-rich countries: - Governance and public policy perspectives for resource-dependent fiscal management. - Fiscal space towards SDGs: - Strategies to create fiscal space for future investment towards SDGs and real income convergence. - Financing Universal Health Coverage as a specific fiscal space challenge. - Regional convergence in ASEAN: - Policy discussions on convergence dynamics and implications for SDG financing across ASEAN countries. - Peer country roundtable exchange: - Country-specific experiences from Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, and other regional participants. --- ## Content in this bundle - **Comments: Fiscal Risk and Fiscal Management, Ken Kashiwase, OAP** - [Comments: Fiscal Risk and Fiscal Management, Ken Kashiwase, OAP (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1a_discussant_kashiwase.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Comments: Fiscal Risk and Fiscal Management, Ken Kashiwase, OAP (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1a_discussant_kashiwase.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Discussion: Ahmed Mazin — Fiscal Risk Analysis & Management** - [Discussion: Ahmed Mazin — Fiscal Risk Analysis & Management (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1a_discussant_mazin.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Discussion: Ahmed Mazin — Fiscal Risk Analysis & Management (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1a_discussant_mazin.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Natural resources and institutions in transition economies** - [Natural resources and institutions in transition economies (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1b_discussant_gombojav.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Natural resources and institutions in transition economies (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1b_discussant_gombojav.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Public Financial Management in Resource - Rich Countries, Noriharu Masugi** - [Public Financial Management in Resource - Rich Countries, Noriharu Masugi (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1b_presenter_masugi.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Public Financial Management in Resource - Rich Countries, Noriharu Masugi (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/1b_presenter_masugi.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Fiscal Space in Low-Income Countries** - [Fiscal Space in Low-Income Countries (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a1_presenter_moreno-badia.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Fiscal Space in Low-Income Countries (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a1_presenter_moreno-badia.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **2a2 Discussant Tampubolon** - [2a2 Discussant Tampubolon (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a2_discussant_tampubolon.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [2a2 Discussant Tampubolon (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a2_discussant_tampubolon.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Universal Health Coverage in Indonesia** - [Universal Health Coverage in Indonesia (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a2_presenter_dartanto.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Universal Health Coverage in Indonesia (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a2_presenter_dartanto.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Syed Ehtisham Ahmad** - [Syed Ehtisham Ahmad (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a3_presenter_-ehtisham-ahmad.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Syed Ehtisham Ahmad (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2a3_presenter_-ehtisham-ahmad.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond** - [Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2b_discussant_angsoka-paundralingga.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2b_discussant_angsoka-paundralingga.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond** - [Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2b_presenter_mourouras.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Convergence and Welfare in ASEAN and Beyond (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/2b_presenter_mourouras.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Brian Olden** - [Brian Olden (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/imf-jica_conference_020117_olden.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Brian Olden (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/imf-jica_conference_020117_olden.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} - **Agenda** - [Agenda (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/imf-jica-conference-agenda-final.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"} - [Agenda (PDF)](/-/media/files/news/seminars/imf-jica-conference-agenda-final.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"} --- _Source: https://www.imf.org/en/news/events/regional-development-fiscal-risks-fiscal-space-and-the-sustainable-development-goals_