Thailand to host key economic conference
Senior policy makers from Asia will descend to Bangkok, where a day long conference "Towards a More Stable Global Economic System" will take place on July 12.
Taking place at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, the conference is hosted by the Finance Ministry together with the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Participants will discuss the key challenges in building a more stable global economic system and how growth can be made more inclusive.It will also explore other issues, including crisis prevention and policy cooperation, coping with volatile capital flows, and strengthening crisis management and safety nets.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittirat Na-Ranong will deliver the welcome address.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda, and Bank of Thailand Governor PrasarnTrairatvorakul will participate in an opening panel session on “Stability and Inclusive Growth.”
Other senior officials participating include: Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore; Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India; TakehikoNakao, Vice Minister of Finance, Japan; Je Yoon Shin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Korea; and Yoichi Nemoto, Incoming Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office.
