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AMRO-BSP Joint Roundtable Discussion on Liquidity Forecasting

Date & Time:

September 25, 2024, Wednesday

Contact: By invite only

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)’s Technical Assistance (TA) function, together with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), will host a Joint Roundtable Discussion on Liquidity Forecasting on 25 September 2024 in Singapore. The Roundtable will be held prior to the 67th Executives’ Meeting of East Asia Pacific (EMEAP) Deputies’ and Related Meetings on 26-27 September 2024.

This roundtable is part of AMRO’s new TA Strategy 2030, providing enhanced capacity development and shared learning opportunities for all its member economies. The discussion will bring together experts from international organizations including AMRO and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and central banks from the ASEAN+3 economies to learn from best practice on liquidity forecasting and management. It will help enhance knowledge on how relevant information should be collected and monitored to ensure liquidity forecasting and market operations are better calibrated across the region.

Program

Time
Program

8:30am – 9:00am

Registration

9:00am – 9:15am

Welcome Remarks

  • Deputy Director Tetsuya Utamura, AMRO

 

Keynote speech

  • Deputy Governor Francisco G. Dakila, Jr., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

9:15am – 10:15am

Global liquidity: Drivers, risks, and policy implications

  • John Beirne, Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank

10:15am – 10:40am

Coffee break

10:40am – 11:40am

Session 1: Statistical Tools and Techniques in Liquidity Monitoring and Forecasting

Presenters:

  • Dennis B. Bautista, Director, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
  • Jinnipa Sarakitphan, Assistant Director, Bank of Thailand

11:40am – 12:10pm

Roundtable Discussion

Moderator:

  • Pim-orn Wacharaprapapong, Economist, AMRO

12:10pm – 2:00pm

Lunch

2:00pm – 3:30pm

Session 2: Liquidity Forecasting and Conduct of Monetary Policy

Presenters:

  • Kurniawan Agung, Director, Economics and Monetary Policy Department, Bank Indonesia
  • Nigel Seow, Deputy Director, Monetary and Domestic Markets Management Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore
  • Zaza Ameera Mohd Zainee, Manager, Interest Rate Management Unit (IRMU), Investment Operations and Financial Markets Department, Bank Negara Malaysia

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Roundtable discussion

Moderator:

  • Runchana Pongsaparn, Principal Economist, AMRO

Speakers

Francisco G. Dakila, Jr.

Deputy Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

John Beirne

Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank

Dennis B. Bautista

Director, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Jinnipa Sarakitphan

Assistant Director, Bank of Thailand

Kurniawan Agung

Director, Economics and Monetary Policy Department, Bank Indonesia

Nigel Seow

Deputy Director, Monetary and Domestic Markets Management Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Zaza Ameera Mohd Zainee

Manager, Interest Rate Management Unit (IRMU), Investment Operations and Financial Markets Department, Bank Negara Malaysia

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