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Abstract

Amid shifting global trade dynamics and tightening financial conditions, Asia-Pacific faces both challenges and opportunities to sustain growth. As global trade fragmentation intensifies, deeper intra-Asia integration could unlock significant gains through reduced trade barriers and greater openness to investment. At the same time, improving financial intermediation and capital allocation is crucial to support innovation, productivity, and inclusive growth. Join us to discuss how Asia-Pacific economies can strengthen trade resilience, optimize financial systems, and ensure that growth remains broad-based and sustainable in a rapidly evolving global environment. This webinar explores key insights from the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook, focusing on two pivotal themes: reshaping regional value chains and enhancing investment efficiency.

About the Speakers

Prof. C. Veeramani

Professor C Veeramani assumed the position of the 10th Director of the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) on June 1, 2023. Previously, he served as a Professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in Mumbai. He holds a PhD and MPhil in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Before joining IGIDR, he worked with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) in New Delhi and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. He is the recipient of the EXIM Bank International Economic Development Research award 2003 for the best doctoral dissertation in international economics. Professor Veeramani serves as the Joint Managing Editor of the Journal of Quantitative Economics and as the Economics Area Editor of the Journal of Indian Business Research. He also contributes his expertise as a member of various committees, including the RBI’s Empowered Committee on External Commercial Borrowings and the Standing Technical Committee of Experts responsible for reviewing EXIM Bank’s Export Leading Index model, which forecasts India’s exports. His recent research papers focus on diverse topics such as Global Value Chains, Trade Patterns, Trade Policy, Productivity, Labor Market Outcomes, Exports and Job Creation, and Free Trade Agreements. His research has been extensively cited in Chapter 5, Volume 1 (“Creating Jobs and Growth by Specializing in Exports in Network Products”) of the Economic Survey 2019-20, published by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Chikako Baba

Chikako Baba is a Senior Economist in Regional Studies Division of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department. Previously, she worked in European Department, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, and African Department of the IMF. Her recent analytical topics include inflation, wage growth, and geoeconomic fragmentation. She also contributed to policy papers in the area of capital flow management, macroprudential and monetary policies. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.