ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report (AFSR) Outreach Seminar 2025 in Japan

Events

ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report (AFSR) Outreach Seminar 2025 in Japan

Date & Time:

Tokyo, Japan | Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM (Japan Standard Time)

AMRO and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) will co-organize the ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report (AFSR) 2025 Outreach Seminar on November 5, 2025 from 9:00am – 10:15am (Japan Standard Time) in Tokyo, Japan. The session comprises of a presentation on the latest growth forecast for the ASEAN+3 region, followed by a detailed assessment of financial stability risks and challenges in the AFSR. There will also be a panel discussion on how the region can strengthen financial resilience and stability amid heightened global uncertainties.

By invitation only

Program

Time

Program

* All times below refer to Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM

Welcome Remarks

Yasuto Watanabe, Director, AMRO

9:05 AM – 9:25 AM

Presentation

The presentation will begin with the AREO’s latest growth forecast for the ASEAN+3 region, followed by a detailed assessment of financial stability risks and challenges in the AFSR, as well as a discussion of policy considerations to address both conjunctural and structural issues.

Speaker: Runchana Pongsaparn, Group Head and Lead Economist, AMRO

9:25 AM – 9:55 AM

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Prashant Pande, Senior Financial Specialist, AMRO

Panelists:
• Dong He, Chief Economist, AMRO
• Arief Ramayandi, Senior Research Fellow, ADBI
• Ayako Fujita, JP Morgan

The objective of the session is to (1) exchange views on the AFSR 2025’s key findings, and (2) gather perspectives from panellists and participants on how Japan and other ASEAN+3 economies can strengthen financial resilience and stability amid heightened global uncertainties.

Questions for discussion:

1. How are global uncertainties and monetary policy shifts affecting financial stability in Japan and the broader region, and what key risks lie ahead?

2. With the region’s reliance on the US dollar and its recent weakening, what policy options can help reduce vulnerabilities and build resilience?

3. In the digital age, how can ASEAN+3 economies, including Japan, strike the right balance between fostering financial innovation and safeguarding stability?

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM

Q & A Session

Closing by Moderator

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Photo Session/ Coffee/networking break