Opening Remarks

10:00 – 10:20

Mr. Shinichi Nakatani, State Minister, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Mr. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Mr. Bambang Brodjonegoro, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute

Photo sessions and Coffee Break

Opening Session 1: Fiscal Policies around the World

10:40 – 11:05

Moderator: Mr. Takashi Nagaoka, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF

Presentation:
Mr. Rodrigo Valdés(PDF:1897KB),Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Q&A

Opening Session 2: Economic and Fiscal Challenges in Asia and the Pacific

11:05 – 11:35

Moderator: Mr. Junji Ueda, Vice President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Presentation:
Mr. Krishna Srinivasan(PDF:688KB),Director, Asia and the Pacific Department, IMF

Q&A

Special Session on Annual Meetings in Thailand

11:35 – 11:50

Moderator: Mr. Ikuo Saito, Advisor, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Presentation:
Mr. Sitthirat Darongkamas(PDF:6228KB),Fiscal Policy Advisor, Fiscal Policy Office, Thailand

Q&A

11:50 – 13:00

Lunch

Session 3-1: Growth-Enhancing Fiscal Policy

13:00 – 14:10

Moderator: Mr. Juan Toro, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Presentation:
１．Mr. Davide Furceri(PDF:4600KB), Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
２．Dr. Hiroaki Miyamoto(PDF:191KB), Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
３．Ms. Marta Ruiz-Arranz(PDF:353KB), Chief of the Fiscal Management Division, Inter-American Development Bank

Discussion : Discussant: Mr. Arief Ramayandi(PDF:110KB), Senior Research Economist, ADBI

Q&A

14:10 – 14:30

Coffee Break

Session 3-2: Roundtable Discussion on Growth-Enhancing Fiscal Policy in Asia and the Pacific

14:30 －15:30

Moderator: Ms. Sayuri Shirai, ADBI Fellow

Presentation:

１．Dr. Mastura binti(PDF:1444KB), Abdul Karim, Undersecretary, Fiscal and Economics Division, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
２．Ms. Doan Thi Kim Dung(PDF:5290KB), Vice President, National Institute for Economics and Finance, Vietnam
３．Mr. Kentaro Katayama(PDF:315KB), Director, Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Q&A

Closing for the day

Session 4-1: GovTech as a Driver for Fiscal Sustainability: The Role of Revenue Administration and Customs Agencies

9:15 – 10:15

Moderator: Mr. Juan Toro, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Presentation:

１．Mr. Min Han(PDF:2892KB), Director General, International Affairs Bureau, Korea Customs Service
２．Mr. Elway Ikeda(PDF:775KB),Director, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Ministry of Finance, Palau
３．Mr. Øivind Strømme(PDF:267KB),International Director, International Relations, Director General office Skatteetaten - Norwegian Tax Administration

Q&A

10:15 – 10:35

Coffee Break

Session 4-2: GovTech for More Efficient and Transparent Public Spending

10:35 – 11:35

Moderator: Mr. Ruud De Mooij, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Presentation:

１．Ms. Maria Francesca M. Del Rosario(PDF:2535KB), Undersecretary, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Finance, the Philippines
２．Mr. Kulasake Limpiyakorn(PDF:1547KB),Deputy Comptroller-General, Comptroller General's Department, Ministry of Finance, Thailand

Q&A

Closing Remarks

11:35 – 11:50

Ms. Hidemi Kimura, President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Mr. Bambang Brodjonegoro, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute

Mr. Rodrigo Valdés, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF