Podcasts about asian development outlook

Donghyun Park (Asian Development Bank) According to Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update (ADOU), Asian Development Bank's flagship report launched on 25 September, developing Asia’s growth will continue to moderate, from 5.9% in 2018 to 5.4% in 2019 and 5.5% in 2020. Inflation will pick up slightly due to food price inflation. Downside risks continue to outweigh upside risks. While the on-going PRC-US trade conflict poses by far the biggest downside risk to the region, the buildup of debt, which rose by two thirds in the last decade, may also threaten stability and growth. A special analytical section of ADOU empirically analyzes the effect of public and private debt build-up on financial vulnerability, proxied by a measure of exchange rate pressure. Speaker Biography: Dr. Donghyun Park is currently Principal Economist at the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which he joined in April 2007. Prior to joining ADB, he was a tenured Associate Professor of Economics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr. Park has a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA, and his main research fields are international finance, international trade, and development economics. His research, which has been published extensively in journals and books, revolves around policy-oriented topics relevant for Asia’s long-term development, including middle-income trap, service sector development, and financial sector development. Dr. Park plays a leading role in the production of Asian Development Outlook, ADB’s biannual flagship publication on macroeconomic issues, and leads the team that produces Asia Bond Monitor, ADB’s quarterly flagship report on emerging Asian bond markets. Speakers: Donghyun Park (Asian Development Bank) and Satoshi Miyamura (SOAS) Released by: SOAS Economics Podcasts

October 18, 2019 Growth prospects in developing Asia are dimming. Slowing activity in major advanced economies, the ongoing US-China trade conflict, and a sharp downturn in the global electronics cycle necessitate a reassessment of the region’s outlook. How much will Asia’s growth slow? How might the trade war evolve, and how is it affecting countries in the region? In this episode of our MERICS Experts podcast, Claudia Wessling, Head of Publications at MERICS, talks to Abdul Abiad, Director of the Macroeconomic Research Division of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila. Abiad was in Berlin to present the ADB’s Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will launch its flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2018, with its focus on “How Technology Impacts Jobs”. The report examines how, as increased automation displaces some tasks, new occupations emerge to take their place. The displacement of workers due to technology is real, but with the right skills, training, and regulation, Asia can overcome this challenge. ADO also presents economic analyses of 45 economies, including the People’s Republic of China, India, and Indonesia. The publication examines Asia’s prospects by subregion: Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. This address on how technology impacts jobs, development, and forecasts for the Asia Pacific region was led by Ananya Basu, Principal Economist from ADB’s Pacific Department; and Valerie Mercer-Blackman, Senior Economist from ADB’s Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department; and was chaired by Roland Rajah, Director of the International Economy Program at the Lowy Institute.

Yasuyuki Sawada (Asian Development Bank) Abstract: Yasuyuki Sawada, Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank, will present the Asian Development Outlook Update 2017 report, which provides growth forecast for the Asia-Pacific region. The report’s theme chapter focuses on sustaining development, mainly meeting the region’s large infrastructure needs, through public–private partnership. Speaker biography: Yasuyuki Sawada, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Economics, is Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank. Mr. Sawada has over 20 years of experience as an economist, researcher, and academic. He has worked at the ADB Institute in Tokyo and served as a consultant for various projects at the World Bank Group. A leading figure in development economics and applied microeconometrics, he has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford University’s Stanford Center for International Development, and adjunct professor of economics at Korea University. Mr. Sawada has conducted many field studies in developing countries and has a deep insight about development issues. His research has contributed to the works of various development institutions including the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Crawford School of Public Policy’s Australia-Japan Research Center at the Australian National University, and the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. Speaker(s): Yasuyuki Sawada (Asian Development Bank), Ulrich Volz (SOAS) Event Date: 16 October 2017 Released by: SOAS Economics Podcast

In 1991, more than 90 per cent of Asia’s population lived in low-income countries. By 2015, the wealth of the region had taken a dramatic turn, so much so that more than 95 per cent now live in middle-income countries. What has this change meant for the region, and what will it take to shift gear again and reach high-income status? On this week’s Policy Forum Pod, economists Donghyun Park and Roland Rajah from the Asian Development Bank take us under the hood of Asia and the Pacific’s economic engine, and discuss the latest from the 2017 Asian Development Outlook report. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joseph Zveglich and Christopher Edmonds from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) chat with Policy Forum Pod about the findings of ADB’s flagship economic publication: Asian Development Outlook 2016. They discuss key issues including economic prospects for developing Asia and the Pacific, the impact of China’s slowdown on the region, and approaches to boosting future growth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.