OUR WORK: Public Outreach
Public Seminars
The Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar series serves as a primary platform for disseminating insights from the IMF's latest flagship publications, country reports, and research papers to a broader regional audience. The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) regularly hosts these seminars throughout the year in-person, online, or in a hybrid format.
・ Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar
Youth Engagement
The Office cherishes opportunities to engage with students and young professionals and offers basic training on the IMF’s financial programming tools for policymaking as well as briefings on career opportunities at the IMF.
・Macroeconomist Training Program
・IMF Career Webinar, August 2024
Public Events
The Office takes part in festivals for international cooperation in Japan to reach out to non-traditional audiences to raise awareness of economic and financial issues and discuss solutions.
・Global Festa Japan
・One World Festival
・SDG Global Festival of Action
Official Visits
IMF Managing Director, Deputy Managing Directors and other senior officials from headquarters often visit Tokyo for policy dialogues and to engage with the public. OAP arranges their engagement activities and provides logistical support.
・G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Niigata, May 2023
・Story on the 25th Anniversary Event, July 2022
・G20 Summit in Osaka, June 2019
・G20 Finance Ministerial Meeting in Fukuoka, June 2019
Media Engagement
The Office works with international and local media based in Tokyo to disseminate the Fund’s messages and supports media outreach by IMF senior officials. For media inquiries, contact OAPMedia@IMF.org.