Growth and Integration of East Asia

December 8, 2008, Monday, 3:00pm-4:00pm (Tokyo time)

The World has been faced with unprecedented challenges and structural shifts in its international economy and finance landscape, so are domestic economies in most countries. How the economic growth in the East Asia is and will be affected by recent global economic difficulties? Would the East Asian integration be influenced, and, if so, how? What are the most salient issues in ASEAN, ASEAN+3, or ASEAN+6?

Today’s Inflation: Global Context and Local Solutions

A New World Bank/GDLN AP Seminar Series

Thursday, June 5, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008

This seminar will be repeated to 2 country groups over 2 days.
See complete listing for locations and times in each country.

As inflation climbs to uncomfortable levels across East Asia, economic managers are faced with a new and traumatizing challenge: How can available management tools be deployed to address today’s inflation? What economic interventions can be used in a complementary manner to mitigate adverse effects on the welfare of low income and other specific groups?

These and other topical questions will be examined in “Today’s Inflation:  Global Context and Local Solutions”, the first in a series of distance learning seminars focusing on Economic Management offered by the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) Asia Pacific and organized with the support of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

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Are oil prices heading towards $150 or $50?

Oil Price Volatility, Economic Impacts and Risk Management in Asia

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

A GDLN Blended Learning Program

What are the implications of high and volatile oil prices on the global economy? What are the policy options?

These issues will be discussed in a timely new GDLN blended learning program “Oil Price Volatility, Economic Impacts and Risk Management in Asia” offered by the TDLC and the World Bank Institute (WBI) in cooperation with the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). The session is based on the Global Finance Forum held in Washington DC in March 2008 organized by WBI and George Washington University.

Government officials, executives, analysts and practitioners in energy-related sectors are invited to the first videoconference session on June 4, 2008 connecting Tokyo, Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta and Washington. This is a fee-based program.

Brick by Brick - The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community

Invitation to ASEAN, AusAid Book Launch Seminar via GDLN Videoconference

December 11, 2007 13:00 - 15:00 (JST)

As ASEAN heads toward the establishment of an Economic Community (AEC) by 2015, a new book “Brick by Brick The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community” which brings together authoritative studies on key issues and challenges will be launched on December 11, 2007 via a videoconference seminar sponsored by The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) and The ASEAN Secretariat.

Brick by Brick Book Launch Program (PDF)

Invitation: East Asian Renaissance Roadshow

Seminar at TDLC with Lead Authors of New World Bank Report

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Tokyo time)
@ Tokyo Development Learning Center

The first comprehensive analysis of the region since ”The East Asian Miracle” in 1993, the World Bank will soon launch a new report "An East Asian Renaissance: Ideas for Economic Growth". Lead authors Dr. Homi Kharas and Dr. Indermit Gill will present their findings at a seminar hosted by the TDLC.

Registeration required. Please see full story.

Learning Series “Scaling Up Poverty Reduction”

GDLN and JICA-Net Hold Joint Seminar with WBI

January 10th, 2007

This session, focusing on “Overview of Lessons from Scaling Up Successful Efforts to Reduce Poverty” was facilitated by the World Bank Institute and delivered to JICA offices in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz. Based on a cooperation agreement between GDLN and JICA-Net, the TDLC is working with its counterpart to facilitate content exchange.