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[Upcoming Event] Macroeconomist Training Program’s 13th virtual workshop
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Date : January 12, 2022
- January 17, 2022
Virtual
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Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) Welcome Reception held
Date : December 21, 2021
Virtual
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OAP Director Talked at RIETI BBL Seminar on the World Economic Outlook and the Asia Pacific Region
Watch the videos (Japanese) here: Presentation / Q&A session
Date : December 9, 2021
Virtual
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Seminar on India's economic outlook and policy priorities held
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Date : December 8, 2021
Virtual
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Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Asia (JISPA) Dialogue with Policy Makers held
Date : December 8, 2021
Virtual
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.
More about OAP
OAP Brochure (PDF)
OAP 20th Anniversary Website
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Recruitment
Job Opportunities in Tokyo
Economist (closed)
Application deadline: September 15, 2021. Please click here for details.
Internship Program in Tokyo
Summer intern of the OAP Internship 2021 -filled
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Job Opportunities in Washington, D.C.
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Essential Readings
Country Reports
United States of America
Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
Transcript of 2021 Article IV Consultation Press Conference
People's Republic of China
2020 Article IV Staff Report
Japan
2019 Article IV Staff Report
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
Working Papers
- 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
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
Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook: India – Economic Outlook and Policy Priorities
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2020 Conference Highlights “Securing Financial Stability”
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IMF introductory video for One World Festival 2021
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