South-East Asia Policy Dialogue: Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022

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06 July 2022, 15:00 - 16:30 Indochina Time / Bangkok | Open meeting

This South-East Asia Policy Dialogue is organized to provide a forum for discussion of the findings and policy recommendations in the 2022 Survey for South-East Asia, in particular the roles that fiscal, monetary and structural policies can play in the quest for building an inclusive stakeholder economy.

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For more information on the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022: Building Forward Fairer, Economic Policies for an Inclusive Recovery and Development, please visit  https://www.unescap.org/kp/2022/economic-and-social-survey-asia-and-pacific-2022

15:00
15:10
Master of Ceremonies
 

MC: Ms. Yufan Sun, Intern, ESCAP Sub-regional Office for South-East Asia

15:10
15:45
Opening Session
 
  • Opening Remarks and Introduction

    Ms. Madelyn Joy Almazora, Deputy Head, ESCAP Sub-regional Office for South-East Asia

  • Presentation of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2022: Highlights for South-East Asia

          Mr. Shuvojit Banerjee, Officer-in-charge, Macroeconomic Policy and Analysis Section, ESCAP

  • Key Speaker: Overview of Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainable Development in South-East Asia

    Mr. Ulrich Volz, Professor, Centre for Sustainable Finance & Department of Economics, SOAS University of London

15:45
16:15
Panel Discussion
 

Moderator: Mr. Ruhimat Soerakoesoemah, Head, ESCAP Sub-Regional Office for South-East Asia

Fiscal Policy Choices for Inclusive Recovery.  This will explore the role of fiscal policy in ensuring an inclusive recovery and in supporting inclusive development.

  • Mr. Pisit Puapan, Director of Macroeconomic Policy Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Thailand

Central Banking for Inclusive Development. This will look at how the central bank roles of monetary policymaking, official reserve management, currency issuance and financial sector regulation can promote more inclusive societies.

  • Ms. Laura Ignacio, Director, Research Academy, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
  • Ms. Pitchaya Sirivunnabood, Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute

Gearing Structural Transformation for Inclusive Development. This will focus on structural transformation experiences and policy lessons on inclusive structural transformation.

  • Ms. Vivi Yulaswati, Advisor to the Minister on Social Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia

 

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