| Monday, November 21 |
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| 08:45 - 09:15 |
Registration and Welcoming Coffee
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| 09:15 - 09:30 |
Opening of Conference with Introductory Remarks
Peter PANG, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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Session I. Chair: Robert McCAULEY, Bank for International Settlements
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| 09:30 - 10:45 |
Country paper: Japan (Japanese Monetary Policy: 1998-2005 and Beyond)
Author: Takatoshi ITO, University of Tokyo
Discussants: Masaru YOSHITOMI, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Peter MORGAN, HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited
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| 10:45 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break
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| 11:00 - 12:15 |
Country paper: South Korea (Inflation Targeting in Korea: A Model of Success?)
Authors: Yung Chul PARK, Seoul National University
Soyoung KIM, Korea University
Discussants: Timothy CONDON, ING Bank N.V.
Yang-Woo KIM, Bank of Korea
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| 12:15 - 13:30 |
Buffet Lunch
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Session II. Chair: Wensheng PENG, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Country paper: Malaysia / Thailand (Understanding Monetary Policy in Malaysia and Thailand: Objectives, Instruments, and Independence)
Author: Robert McCAULEY, Bank for International Settlements
Discussants: Sukudhew SINGH, Bank Negara Malaysia
Atchana WAIQUAMDEE, Bank of Thailand
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| 15:00 - 16:00 |
Country paper: Vietnam (Monetary Policy in Vietnam: The Case of a Transition Country)
Author: Ulrich CAMEN, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
Discussant: Susan ADAMS, International Monetary Fund
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| 16:00 -16:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 16:30 - 17:30 |
An Australian Perspective on Inflation Targeting, Communication and Transparency
Author: Malcolm EDEY, Reserve Bank of Australia
Discussant: Marvin GOODFRIEND, Carnegie Mellon University
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| 17:30 |
Close
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| 18:30 - 21:00 |
Conference dinner hosted by the BIS
Address: ISOLA Bar & Grill, Level 3 & 4, IFC Mall 2, Central, Hong Kong
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| Tuesday, November 22 |
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| 8:45 - 9:00 |
Coffee Break
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Session III. Chair: Corrinne HO, Bank for International Settlements
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| 09:00 - 10:15 |
Country paper: Indonesia / Philippines (Monetary Policy Approaches and Implementation in Asia: The Philippines and Indonesia)
Authors: Roberto MARIANO and Delano VILLANUEVA, Singapore Management University
Discussants: Francisco Jr. DAKILA, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Akhis HUTABARAT, Bank Indonesia
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| 10:15 - 11:30 |
Country paper: China (Designing a Framework for Independent Monetary Policy in China)
Authors: Marvin GOODFRIEND, Carnegie Mellon University
Eswar PRASAD, International Monetray Fund
Discussants: Tao ZHANG, People's Bank of China
Jiming HA, China International Capital Corporation (HK) Limited
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Coffee Break
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| 11:45 - 13:00 |
Country paper: Hong Kong / Singapore (Monetary Policy Regimes and Macroeconomic Outcomes: Hong Kong and Singapore)
Author: Stefan GERLACH, Bank for International Settlements
Discussants: Hoe Ee KHOR, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Wensheng PENG, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Buffet Lunch
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Session IV. Chair: Hans GENBERG, Hong Kong Monetary Authority / Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research
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| 14:00 - 15:15 |
Country paper: India (Monetary Policy Approaches in India)
Author: Kaushik BHATTACHARYA, University of Bonn
Discussant: Dominique DWOR-FRECAUT, Barclays Capital
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| 15:15 - 16:30 |
Panel discussion
The Role of the Exchange Rate in Monetary Policy Formulation
Panellists:
Hans GENBERG, Hong Kong Monetary Authority / Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research
Takatoshi ITO, University of Tokyo
Hoe Ee KHOR, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Robert McCAULEY, Bank for International Settlements
Sukudhew SINGH, Bank Negara Malaysia
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| 16:30 |
End
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