ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

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ASEAN+3 Economic Cooperation and Financial Stability Forum (AMRO Forum 2023)

Date & Time:

Tuesday, December 5, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (JST) | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM (GMT+8)

Contact: secretariat@amro-asia-forum.org

The ASEAN+3 Economic Cooperation and Financial Stability Forum (or AMRO Forum), inaugurated in December 2022, is an annual flagship event organized by AMRO in collaboration with the ASEAN+3 member authorities and other partner institutions. This year, with Asian Development Bank Institute as co-host, we will invite policymakers, experts and academics to gather in Kanazawa, Japan, to identify and discuss the key challenges that will impact economic growth and financial stability in ASEAN+3, as well as potential solutions to address them.

The theme of the Forum is Safeguarding Growth and Stability in a Complex World: Challenges and Solutions. Despite showing remarkable resilience over the past few years, the region’s path ahead will be shaped by how overlapping challenges are addressed. Tightening financial conditions, geopolitical tensions, severe climate change and aging population will continue to amplify economic uncertainty, creating a highly complex environment.

This year’s Forum will discuss the challenges to the region’s macro-financial stability and outlook, and present solutions and initiatives in fostering new areas of growth over two sessions, comprising keynote speeches and panel discussions.

Join the conversation on December 5, 2023!

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Program

Time

Program

* All times below refer to Japan time (JST)

9:30 AM – 9:55 AM

Opening Session

Kouqing Li, Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank
Masato Kanda, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan Ministry of Finance

9:55 AM – 10:05 AM

Launch of ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report (AFSR)

Session 1: Macroeconomic Situation and Prospects: Turbulence and Stabilizers

10:05 AM – 10:30 AM

Keynote Speeches

Perry Warjiyo, Governor, Bank Indonesia
Yoshiki Takeuchi, Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM

Break

10:50 AM – 12:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist, AMRO

Panelists:

Jisung Moon, Deputy Director General, Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance
Albert Park, Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
Kevin Shum, Deputy Secretary (Planning), Singapore Ministry of Finance
Akihiko Yoshida, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Monetary Fund
William W. Grimes, Professor, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University

12:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Lunch break

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report Press Conference

Closed door media event.
If you are a member of the press, please contact media@amro-asia.org for access to the press conference.

Watch the replay here.

Session 2: Soaring Debt and Financial Stress: Implications for ASEAN+3’s Financial Stability

2:15 PM – 2:40 PM

Keynote Speeches

Klaas Knot, Chair, Financial Stability Board and President, De Nederlandsche Bank
Eddie Yue, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM – 4:35 PM

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Diwa C. Guinigundo, Chair, AMRO Advisory Panel

Panelists:

Alisara Mahasandana, Deputy Governor, Monetary Stability, Bank of Thailand
Parjiono, Assistant to Minister of Finance, Indonesia Ministry of Finance
John Beirne, Vice-Chair of Research and Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute
Min Chang, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Finance
Kevin Cheng, Group Head and Lead Economist, AMRO

4:35 PM – 4:45 PM

Closing

Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute