ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL SEMINAR SERIES

The Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar (previously Economic Issues Seminar) is a series of public seminars on economic issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. Aimed at sharing insights from the IMF’s economic surveillance and policy advice, the series covers the Fund’s global and regional economic outlook, analytical work on thematic issues, and individual county-focused topics. Seminars are open to the public, including the media, and held several times per year.

Global Issues

July 18, 2024
Global Financial Stability Report: Financial Fragilities and Risks

May 8, 2024
World Economic Outlook: Global Prospects, Policy Transmission and Medium-term Growth

October 24, 2023
Seminar on IMF's Latest World Economic Outlook and Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Outlook

April 20, 2023
IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook and Japan Outlook

October 25, 2022
IMF’s World Economic Outlook and Wage-Price Spiral Risks

November 17, 2021
World Economic Outlook: Recovery During a Pandemic

November 10, 2021
Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook: How to Navigate Waves of New Variants

May 13, 2021
IMF’s Latest World Economic Outlook: Managing Divergent Recoveries

February 24, 2021
IMF’s Latest Global Economic Outlook & Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change

November 5, 2020
A Multi-Speed Recovery – the IMF’s Outlook for Asia and the Pacific

Country Issues

Key Economic Issues

November 11, 2024
New Challenges in Digital Money and Payments

March 14, 2024
New Economic Challenges: Artificial Intelligence and Green Innovation

September 1, 2023
2023 External Sector Report

April 25, 2023
Central Bank Digital Currency: Global Landscape and Japan’s Approach

February 15, 2023
New Staff Discussion Note “Public Perceptions of Climate Mitigation Policies”

October 27, 2022
Current Fiscal Developments and Issues
Messages from the latest Fiscal Monitor with Vitor Gaspar, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department

June 16, 2022
World Economic Outlook:
Private Sector Debt & Global Trade and Value Chains

April 14, 2022
Labor Market Tightness in Advanced Economies

June 15, 2021
Tailoring Fiscal Responses for a Fairer Recovery
Presentations from the latest Fiscal Monitor “A Fair Shot”

September 24, 2020
Macroprudential Regulation & Global Migration
from two analytical chapters of the April World Economic Outlook