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This page contains the highlights of a September 27, 2002, ASEAN Economic & Financial Outlook Forum, organized by the US-ASEAN Business Council and the ASEAN Secretariat. The forum focused on economic and financial restructuring and reform in the ASEAN region, and the speakers included finance ministers, central bank governors, and senior officials from the region, as well as private sector experts. The topics included monetary and financial system stability, capital markets development, transparency and corporate governance, and financial and corporate restructuring. Recordings of the speeches and presentations are available on this page using RealPlayer.

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ASEAN Economic & Financial Outlook Forum

Washington, DC

September 27, 2002

 

Press Coverage

ASEAN finance ministers in Washington discuss economic challenges Channel News Asia, Sep 28

ASEAN officials see region weathering global storm Reuters, Sep 27

Post-crisis, Asia focus on business chance Washington Times, Sep 27

On September 27, 2002, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the ASEAN Secretariat organized a forum focused on economic and financial restructuring and reform in the ASEAN region. The speakers included the finance ministers of Singapore and the Philippines and the Central Bank Governors of Malaysia and Thailand, as well as ASEAN Secretary-General Rodolfo Severino. In addition, experts from Citigroup, JPMorganChase, and State Street Corporation also provided private sector perspectives. The topics included monetary and financial system stability, capital markets development, transparency and corporate governance, and financial and corporate restructuring.

The event was attended by approximately 150 US-ASEAN Business Council members, government officials, members of the diplomatic community, academics, media, and others.

The panelists' remarks and presentations are available below. Simply click the appropriate link to hear that speaker's remarks, most of which are 8-10 minutes in length. (Note: RealPlayer required. If you do not have RealPlayer installed, you may download it free of charge by clicking here).

We would like to thank the ASEAN-Washington Committee for its support, as well as the Asia Society for its collaboration in this event. We would especially like to thank the sponsors of this event, which included American International Group, Citigroup, Edison Mission Energy, JPMorganChase, New York Life International, and State Street Corporation.

 
ASEAN Secretary-General Rodolfo SeverinoOpening Speech: ASEAN Economic Outlook
H.E. Rodolfo C. Severino, Jr.
Secretary-General of ASEAN

Panel 1: Financial market stability and development: 5 years after the crisis

Philippine Finance Secretary Jose Camacho Malaysian Central Bank Governor Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz Stanley Fischer, Vice Chairman, Citigroup Joyce Chang, MD and Head of Emerging Markets Research, JPMorgan
H.E. Jose I. Camacho
Secretary of Finance
Philippines
H.E. Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Governor
Bank Negara Malaysia

Mr. Stanley Fischer
Vice Chairman
Citigroup

Ms. Joyce Chang
Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets Research
JPMorgan

Panel 2: trends and challenges for the future

Lim Hng Kiang, Second Minister for Finance, Singapore Thailand Central Bank Governor Pridiyathorn Devakula Jannes Hutagalung, Indonesia Deputy to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
H.E. Lim Hng Kiang
Second Minister of Finance
Singapore

H.E. Pridiyathorn Devakula
Governor, Bank of Thailand

Mr. Jannes Hutagalung
Deputy to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
Indonesia
John Snow, Vice Chairman, State Street Global AdvisorsMr. John Snow
Vice Chairman
State Street Global Advisors
William Belchere, Head of Asian Ecnomic and Policy Research, JPMorganMr. William C. Belchere
MD and Head of Asian Economic & Policy Research
JPMorgan Hong Kong
   
   





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