Type: Public event

Asia as a Growth Pole: Past, Present, and Future

Speaker

Dr. Changyong Rhee, International Monetary Fund

Date & time

Dec 2, 2019, 4:30-5:50 pm EST

Location

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
735 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Asia has made remarkable progress over the past decades and is now at the forefront of the global economy in growth terms. That said, there are several near-term risks that could derail Asia’s growth momentum, including trade tensions and too-low-for-long global interest rates.  At the same time, there are fundamental challenges to Asia’s long-term prospects, such as the slowdown of potential growth, ageing, rising inequality, and the challenges and opportunities posed by the digital economy.

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