Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (HKIMR), The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), and the UK Government (HMG)

Seminar on the Development of the Offshore Renminbi Market

 

23 May 2011 (Monday)

 

 

0830 Coffee
0850 Welcome and Introductions - Dong HE, Executive Director(Research), HKMA
0900 Topic 1: Implications of the development of the offshore RMB market for China’s monetary policy and international monetary system (IMS)

Presenters (5-10 mins each):
-Creon Butler, Senior Adviser, HM Treasury
-Andrew Filardo, Bank of International Settlements (BIS)

Discussion
1030 -1045 Coffee Break
1045 Topic 2: Financial Stability issues arising from the development of offshore RMB markets

Presenters (5-10 mins each):
- Sean Craig, Resident Representative, IMF
- Yuanzheng CAO, Chief Economist, Bank of China

Discussion
1200-1300 Lunch
1300 Topic 3: Private sector opportunities for provision of financial services arising from the development of offshore RMB markets

Presenters (5-10 mins each):
- Esmond LEE, Executive Director ,HKMA
- Qing WANG, Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley Greater China
- TEE Choon-Hong, Regional Head of Capital Markets, North Asia, Standard Chartered

Discussion
1400 Tea break
1415 Topic 4: Offshore RMB financial products

Presenters (5-10mins each):
- Jianhua ZHANG, Director General, Research Bureau, PBOC
-Woon Khien CHIA, Head of Asia FS and Local Rates Strategy, Royal Bank of Scotland
- Becky LIU, Strategist, HSBC
- Qiyuan XU, Associate Research Fellow, CASS

Discussion
1530 Close