The 5th AMRO-IMF Joint Seminar

Location: M Hotel, Singapore

The 5th AMRO-IMF Joint Seminar will be held on 23 January 2018 in Singapore. The event will comprise two sessions. The first one, chaired by AMRO Chief Economist Dr Hoe Ee Khor, will focus on the theme of how the ASEAN+3 region is gaining new strength to address structural challenges. There will be a broad review of how integration into the global economy has been a key driver of ASEAN+3 countries’ growth, and the success achieved through that approach. There will also be an exploration of what the region could do to augment its export-led growth strategy in order to achieve further catch-up and greater resilience. In the second session led by Ms Ana Corbacho, Division Chief at the IMF, participants will discuss economic cycles and macroeconomic policy synergies.

Participants include representatives from ASEAN+3 member authorities, the private sector, and other international financial institutions. Ms Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), will deliver the opening remarks.

As an annual event, this seminar provides an important platform for AMRO to consult various stakeholders on its ongoing studies, discuss regional macroeconomic and financial issues, and strengthen its collaboration with the IMF.

The event is by invitation only.

Program

Time
Program

08:00am – 08.30am

Registration

08:30am – 08.40am

Welcome Remarks by Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director (Monetary Policy & Investment, Development & International, Fintech & innovation), Monetary Authority of Singapore

08:45am – 10.30am

Session 1: Gaining New Strength for Structural Challenges

Chair: Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist, AMRO

Speaker: Chuin Hwei Ng, Group Head and Lead Specialist, AMRO

Discussants:

– Ayhan Kose, Director, Development Prospects Group, World Bank
Jayant Menon, Lead Economist (Trade and Regional Cooperation), Asian Development Bank
– Deborah Elms, Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre

Q & A

10:30am – 11.00am

Coffee break

11:00am – 12.45am

Session 2: Economic Cycles and Macroeconomic Policy Synergies

11:00am – 12.45am

Chair: Ana Corbacho, Division Chief, IMF

Speakers:

Jay Peiris, Deputy Division Chief, IMF
Manrique Saenz, Senior Economist, IMF

Discussants:

Sing Beng Ong, Chief Economist ASEAN, JP Morgan Singapore
Zeno Ronald R. Abenoja, Director of Economic Research, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Q&A

12:45pm – 1:00pm

Closing Remarks by Hoe Ee Khor. Chief Economist, AMRO

1:00pm

Lunch Buffet

Speakers

Chuin Hwei Ng

Group Head and Lead Specialist, AMRO

Ayhan Kose

Director, Development Prospects Group, World Bank

Jayant Menon

Lead Economist (Trade and Regional Cooperation), Asian Development Bank

Deborah Elms

Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre

Jay Peiris

Deputy Division Chief, IMF

Manrique Saenz

Senior Economist, IMF

Sing Beng Ong

Chief Economist ASEAN, JP Morgan Singapore

Zeno Ronald R. Abenoja

Director of Economic Research, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

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