OAP 20th Anniversary: IMF-Japan Collaboration for the Asia Pacific Region

Tokyo, Japan

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    Agenda

    November 8, 2017

    Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region

    9:30 – 10:15 a.m.

    Session I

    Keynote Address:

    Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director
    “Japan and the IMF: Working Together to Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Growth” (Click to the speech text►)

    Masatsugu Asakawa, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan
    “Cooperation between Japan and the IMF and Their Roles in Asia” 

    10:20 – 11:20 a.m.

    Session II: Value of Japan-IMF Collaboration Seen through the Lens of Regional Financial Institutions and Countries in Asia

    Moderator: Chikahisa Sumi, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)

    Panel Discussion

    Panelists:

    Chanthana Neav, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia

    Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia

    Chiranjibi Nepal, Governor, Central Bank of Nepal

    Teuea Toatu, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Kiribati

    Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist, ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)

    Q&A

    11:20-11:30 a.m.

    Closing Remarks:

    Chikahisa Sumi, Director, OAP

     

    November 9, 2017

    Seminar on Asia-Regional Economic Trends and Prospects 

    Jointly hosted by IMF and Policy Research Institute of MoF

    9:30-11:00a.m.

    Opening Remarks: Doi Toshinori, President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan 

     
    Session 1 : Regional Economic Trends 
    Overview on broad economic trends and prospects in the region, including adverse demographics, waning productivity growth, and trade-offs between building resilience and tackling longer-term challenges. 

    Moderator: Ariyoshi Akira, Specially Appointed Professor, International University of Japan

    Presentation: Brekk Odd Per, Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
                       
    Panel Discussion:
        
    Discussants:
    Kawai Masahiro, Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo 
    Urata Shujiro, Dean of Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Director of Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
     
    IMF panelists: 
    Cowen David, Director, TAOLAM, IMF 
    Danninger Stephan, Director, STI, IMF 
    Feridhanusetyawan Tubagus, IMF Resident Representative in Fiji and PICs
    Kloeden David, Project Coordinator, PFTAC, IMF
    Schmittmann Jochen, IMF Resident Representative for Malaysia and Singapore 
    Zhou Yong Sarah, IMF Resident Representative in Cambodia
     
    Q&A 

     

    11:00-11:15a.m.

    Coffee Break
    11:15-11:55a.m. Session 2: China
    This session will discuss recent macroeconomic developments, shorter-term vulnerabilities, and progress on structural reforms in China as well as ramifications for selected neighboring countries.
     
    Moderator: Takeda Masahiko, Director and Professor, Hitotsubashi University
     
    Presentation: Schipke Alfred, IMF Senior Resident Representative in China 
     
    Panel: 
    Chen Sally, IMF Resident Representative in Hong Kong 
    Saker Neil, IMF Resident Representative in Mongolia 
    Schipke Alfred, IMF Senior Resident Representative in China

    Q&A
    11:55a.m-12:35p.m.
    Session 3: India
    This session will discuss recent macroeconomic developments, shorter-term vulnerabilities, and progress on structural reforms to boost growth and productivity in India as well as ramifications for selected neighboring countries.

    Moderator: Yoshino Naoyuki, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute  

    Presentation: Bauer Andreas, IMF Senior Resident Representative in India, Bhutan and Nepal 
     
    Panel: 
    Bauer Andreas, IMF Senior Resident Representative India, Bhutan and Nepal
    Kvintradze Eteri, IMF Resident Representative in Sri Lanka 
    Singh Sukhwinder, Director, SARTTAC, IMF 
    Q&A
    12:35-12:40p.m.
    Closing Remarks: Rhee Changyong, Director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF