News and Events
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[Event Notice] 22nd Macroeconomist Training Program
Application is open through 11:59 am, December 9, 2024 (JST). See the flyer here. See the program overview here.
Date : January 8, 2025
- January 10, 2025
Tokyo, Japan
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Hybrid Seminar on New Challenges in Digital Money and Payments
See more details Here.
Date : November 11, 2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tokyo, Japan
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Newsletter IMF Asia-Pacific News from Tokyo (Issue 34) published
Read issue 34 HERE.
Subscribe the newsletter HERE.Date : November 5, 2024
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Press Conference on Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook held
Date : November 1, 2024
Tokyo, Japan
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University Outreach for the Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook held
Date : October 31, 2024
Tokyo, Japan
About OAP
As the IMF's window on the region, the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) contributes to economic surveillance and research, takes the lead in the IMF's on-the-ground involvement in regional cooperation, manages regional capacity building programs, and promotes the understanding and two-way dialogue of the IMF in Asia and the Pacific.
Director Akihiko Yoshida
Director's Message
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Recruitment
Job Opportunities in Tokyo
Communications Officer (closed)
Application deadline: August 23, 2024 at 11:59 pm Tokyo time. Please click here for details.
Internship Program in Tokyo
Communications Intern
No vacancy, but applications are accepted year-round and reviewed as needed
See more details here.
Read the Internship Reports:
- 2023 Communications Intern
- 2021 Communications Intern
- 2019 Economist Intern
- 2019 Communications Intern (JPN)
- 2017 2016 2015 2014
Job Opportunities in Washington, D.C.
2024 Regional Recruitment Outreach
The IMF is in search of experienced macroeconomists from East Asia, including from ASEAN+3 countries. The Fund will send regional recruitment missions in November to conduct interviews with short-listed candidates. Please apply by October 14. For more information, read here.
Visit the IMF Recruitment for job openings
Visit the interview series with Japanese people working at the IMF
Watch the Videos featuring Japanese economists
Essential Readings
Country Reports
United States of America
2023 Article IV Staff Report
People's Republic of China
2023 Article IV Staff ReportJapan
2024 Article IV Staff Report
Transcript of 2024 Article IV Concluding Press Conference
For the latest detailed country information and Article IV reports for IMF member countries, visit each country page from the IMF Country Information.
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Our Region
IMF Asia and Pacific Member Countries
IMF Capacity Development
in Asia and the Pacific
The IMF has a global network of capacity development centers that help implement its capacity development work in countries. The five TA and training centers have been in operation – 1) STI in Singapore; 2) SARTTAC in India; 3) CDOT in Thailand; 4) PFTAC in Fiji; 5) CICDC in China.
Brochure
List of the Directors at IMF's Regional Capacity Development Centers
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Highlights
Japan and the IMF
- Press Release: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Japan
- 2024 Article IV Staff Report
- Selected Issues
- IMF Country Focus: Empowering Women Could Boost Fertility, Economic Growth in Japan and Korea
- Japan: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Financial System Stability Assessment
- Japan Administered Accounts Annual Reports
Working Papers
- The Japanese Labor Market During the COVID- 19 Pandemic
- How Green are Green Debt Issuers?
- Japan’s Foreign Assets and Liabilities: Implications for the External Accounts
- Role of Individual Characteristics and Policies in Driving Labor Informality in Vietnam
- Corporate Vulnerabilities in Vietnam and Implications of COVID-19
- Twenty Years of Unconventional Monetary Policies: Lessons and Way Forward for the Bank of Japan
- Structural Changes in Japanese Firms: Business Dynamism in an Aging Society
- Japan’s Inbound Tourism Boom: Lessons for its Post-COVID-19 Revival
- Determinants of Inclusive Growth in ASEAN
JAPAN-IMF Scholarship Program
Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA)
Scholarships for junior government officials from key economic agencies in Asia and the Pacific who wish to pursue graduate-level economics at Japanese universities.
Japan-IMF Macroeconomic Seminar for Asia (JIMS)
The JIMS is an annual one-week seminar for senior Asian officials, which serves as a forum for current policy discussions.
Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies (JISP)
The Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies (JISP) is a two-year program intended to help Japanese nationals obtaining Ph.D. degrees in macroeconomics and preparing them to work as economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Useful Information
SCAM Alert!
Please be watchful of rampant fraudulent scams using the name of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF serves its member countries with policy advice and capacity development services for their government entities and central banks. The Fund does not deal with personal businesses or with individuals. For more information, click here.
Related Links
- IMF Homepage
- Japan Administered Accounts For Technical Assistance and Training
- IMF Terminology
- Country Information
Media Coverage
- The IMF’s latest world economic outlook and responses to the COVID-19 crisis launched during the IMF-World Bank Spring Meeting 2020 (April 14-17) were widely reported by the Japanese media.
- IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Rhee held the press conference at FCCJ on February 12, 2020 and the video was posted on YouTube.
- IMF Managing Director Georgieva's press conference and interviews on November 25, 2019 were reported on various newspapers and TV programs.
- Article by IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department was published on Financial Affairs, May 13 2019 edition.
- Interview with IMF Economist was published on Nikkei ARIA, April 15 (first part) and April 26 (second part), 2019.
- Interview with IMF Managing Director Lagarde was published on Nikkei ARIA, March 29. 2019.
Multimedia
Policy Conference "Managing Financial Risks in a Shock Prone World"
Visit the Conference website for archive videos
Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar "Japan's Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities"
Visit the Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar Website
IMF introductory video for One World Festival 2022
If you are interested in watching any other videos, please click More IMF Videos.
To search for Japanese videos, please select Japanese in the language box.
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