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 (Singapore Time)

Video recording:

Please visit https://youtu.be/gKHgN0lX8T0?si=EiIR0yeezBaWZeSr for the video recording.

On-site venue:

EAI Conference Room
NUS Bukit Timah Campus, Tower Block #06-01,
469A Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770

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.