Asia Regional Advisory Group
Asia Regional Advisory Group
As part of a broader effort to strengthen its engagement with the membership and to better inform its activities and policy advice, the IMF has formed informal regional Advisory Groups for Africa, the Americas, the Asia and Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle East. The groups have an independent, advisory function and bring different perspectives to the Fund’s work in the regions. The advisory groups comprise prominent experts from the private and public sectors, as well as academia and civil society.
The invited members of the Advisory Group for the Asia and Pacific Department of the IMF are:
Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Deputy Chairman
Planning Commission
India
Dr. Yi Gang
Deputy Governor
People’s Bank of China
Professor Yung Chul Park
Distinguished Professor
Korea University
Mr. Ted Evans
Director/Chairman of the Board
Westpac Banking Corporation
Mr. Heng Swee Keat
Managing Director
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Mr. Hiroshi Watanabe
President and CEO
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Governor
Bank Negara Malaysia
Hon. Tarisa Watanagase
Governor
Bank of Thailand
Dr. Muhammad Chatib Basri
Vice Chairman of National Economic Committee
Jakarta
Objectives:
- Build a shared vision to support sustained economic growth in Asia, while drawing lessons from the past in a candid and constructive manner;
- Showcase Asia’s success in economic management, and highlight lessons for other regions;
- Examine Asia’s growth model, its prospects going forward, and the implications of change for the global economy;
- Discuss Asia’s role in the international community, including the IMF, in this process.
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