ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

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9th AMRO−IMF Joint Seminar

Date & Time:

MARCH 3, 2023 (2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Japan Time)

Contact: By invitation only

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will co-organize the 9th AMRO-IMF Joint Seminar on March 3, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan and online. The Seminar will gather experts from both institutions and ASEAN+3 policymakers. It provides a platform for exchanging of views on the changing economic and financial landscape due to growing geoeconomic fragmentation and climate change risks, which are among the macro-critical issues confronting policymakers in the coming years.

This event is by invitation only.

Program

Time

Program

2:00 PM – 2:05 PM

Welcome Remarks by:
Tetsuya Utamura, Deputy Director (CMIM, Strategy & Coordination), AMRO

2:05 PM – 3:05 PM

Session 1: Asia and the Growing Risk of Geoeconomic Fragmentation
Chair: Akihiko Yoshida, Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF

Speakers:

Diego Cerdeiro, Senior Economist, IMF
Siddharth Kothari, Senior Economist, IMF
Chris Redl, Economist, IMF (Virtual)
Discussants:

Kaweevudh Sumawong, Director, International Department, Bank of Thailand
Mari-Len Macasaquit, Director, International Relations and Surveillance Department, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Q&A

3:05 PM – 3:25 PM

Break

3:25 PM – 4:25 PM

Session 2: ASEAN+3 On the Road to Net Zero
Chair: Ling Hui Tan, Regional Surveillance Group Head and Lead Economist, AMRO

Speaker:

Marthe Hinojales, Economist, Regional Surveillance, AMRO
Discussant:

Masyita Crystallin, Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Indonesia Ministry of Finance
Q&A

4:25 PM – 4:30 PM

Closing Remarks
Akihiko Yoshida, Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF

Speakers

Tetsuya Utamura

Deputy Director (CMIM, Strategy & Coordination), AMRO

Ling Hui Tan

Regional Surveillance Group Head and Lead Economist, AMRO

Marthe Hinojales

Economist, Regional Surveillance, AMRO

Masyita Crystallin

Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Indonesia Ministry of Finance

Akihiko Yoshida

Director of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF

Diego Cerdeiro

Senior Economist, IMF

Siddharth Kothari

Senior Economist, IMF

Chris Redl

Economist, IMF

Kaweevudh Sumawong

Director, International Department, Bank of Thailand

Mari-Len Macasaquit

Director, International Relations and Surveillance Department, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

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