The IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, October 2024

EAI Hybrid Seminar
Organised by East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore
0:00:00
0:00:17 - Introduction by Prof Alfred Schipke
0:02:40 - Seminar by Dr Thomas Helbling
0:59:36 - Q & A / Discussion
Topic:
The IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and Pacific, October 2024
Speaker:
Dr Thomas Helbling
Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department
International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC
Date & Time:
Monday, 4 November 2024
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Abstract:
This seminar will discuss the near-term outlook and risks for Asia and the Pacific based on the IMF’s October 2024 Regional Economic Outlook. The focus will be on prospects for major economies in the region (China, India, Japan and Korea) and for regional monetary policy prospects, given recent global disinflation developments. An analytical note on Asia’s structural transformation will also be presented, highlighting the shift towards tradeable services powered by new technologies (such as AI).
About the Speaker:
Thomas Helbling is Deputy Director in the Asia-Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund where he oversees the department’s work on China, Korea and Mongolia, and on regional issues. Previously, he served as the mission chief for Mexico in the Western Hemisphere Department and mission chief for Indonesia and the Philippines in the Asia-Pacific Department. From 2012 to 2015, he was the chief of the World Economic Studies Division, co-directing the work on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. Helbling has a doctorate in international economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
About the Moderator:
Prof Alfred Schipke is the director of the East Asian Institute and Professor of the Practice of International Finance at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS. Before joining NUS, he was Director of the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute for Asia and the Pacific in charge of technical assistance, training, and research. Prior to that he was Assistant Director and Mission Chief for India and Senior Resident Representative and Mission Chief for China providing policy advice, spearheading analytical work, and coordinating capacity development. He has worked closely with key Chinese economic and financial sector agencies including the People’s Bank of China, the Ministry of Finance, and the financial sector regulatory agencies. At the IMF, he was also division chief in the Asia and Pacific Department leading the department’s work on fast-growing low-income countries in Southeast Asia (Frontier Economies) and was Mission Chief for Vietnam. In the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department, he negotiated several successful IMF programs including for El Salvador and St. Kitts and Nevis.
He has taught international finance at Harvard Kennedy School and the National School of Development at Peking University and has authored and edited several books and articles. He is currently also working on China-Africa economic relationships. He holds a PhD from Duisburg-Essen University, an MPA from Harvard, and a BA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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