Conference Program
Thursday, November 7, 1996
Opening Session
Chaired by Prof. Dr. J. Soedradjad Djiwandono, Governor, Bank Indonesia
Opening Address: Hon. Mar’ie Muhammad, Minister of Finance, Indonesia
Session I. Selected Aspects of Macroeconomic Management in ASEAN Countries
Opening Remarks: Minister Muhammad
Keynote Speech: Mr. Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF
Session II. External Environment Facing the ASEAN Region
Chaired by Dr. Boediono, Managing Director, Bank of Indonesia
Speaker: Mr. Flemming Larsen, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF
Session III. Savings, Investment, and the Current Account
Chaired by Mr. Anoop Singh, Deputy Director, Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
Lead Speaker: Mr. Gabriel Singson, Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippines
Panelists:
Dr. Dono Iskandar, Secretary General, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
Professor Assaf Razin, Resident Scholar, IMF
Mr. Somchai Richupan, Director-General, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, Thailand
Mr. David Robinson, Division Chief, Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
Friday, November 8
Session IV. Monetary Policy, Financial Liberalization, and Capital Market Development
Chaired by Mr. Kunio Saito, Director, Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
Lead Speaker: Governor Soedradjad Djiwandono
Panelists:
Professor Peter Montiel, Williams College, USA
Mr. Bandid Nijathaworn, Director, Banking Department, Bank of Thailand
Mr. Amando Tetangeo, Managing Director, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippines
Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Director of Research, Bank Negara Malaysia
Mr. John Hicklin, Assistant Director, Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, IMF
Session V. Looking Ahead: The Medium-Term Outlook
Chaired by Dr. Boediono
Round Table:
Mr. Jack Boorman, Director, Policy Development and Review Department, IMF
Mr. Yukio Yoshimura, Deputy Director-General, International Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan
Dr. Teh Kok Peng, Deputy Managing Director, Economics Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Mr. Le Dang Doanh, Director, Central Institute for Economic Management, Vietnam
Tan Sri Datuk Clifford Herbert, Secretary General, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
Mr. Flemming Larsen
Closing Session
Chaired by Mr. Kunio Saito
Summing Up: Mr. Anoop Singh
Closing Remarks: Governor Soedradjad Djiwandono