Video Conference on Global Economic Hotspots

Video Conference on “Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): Prospects, Challenges and Countermeasures”

In May 2015, CDRF convened an international video conference on theme: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): Prospects, Challenges and Countermeasures. Experts from global think-tanks including the Brookings Institute, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Chatham House, the Korea Development Institute, the Japan External Trade Organization, and the Peterson Institute for International Economics exchanged views on challenges and development prospects of AIIB alongside experts from within China..
In November 2015, CDRF held an international video conference on the theme: Prospects for Global Economic Trend and Policies. Economists from Bloomberg, the Asian Development Bank, Citigroup, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Moody's, and Navi Capital shared perspectives and analyzed the international economic situation and economic policies relating to recent performance and the year ahead. Participants from China included representatives from the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the People’s Bank of China, higher education institutions and enterprises.

Video Conference on “International Economy and Policy Forecast in the Second Half of 2013”

The Video Conference on the International Economy and Policy Forecast in the Second Half of 2013 was held by the CDRF on July 11, 2013. International financial institutions located in Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, and the United States, including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and BNP Paribas, attended the video conference. Representatives of the World Bank and the Institute of International Finance delivered speeches at the conference and shared their global economic forecasts and their views on the impact of changes in the global economy on China and proposed recommendations.

Experts from the Office of the Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, the Research Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance, the Development Research Center of the State Council and other organizations in related fields attended the conference and exchanged views with each other.

The CDRF began to hold the Video Conference on Global Economic Hotspots in 2007. So far, it has held 13 video conferences, aiming to gain insight into the global economic situation and hotspots to support policy making.

The 2012 Video Conference on Global Economic Hotspots

The 2012 Video Conference on Global Economic Hotspots, co-sponsored by the CDRF and the Asset Management Association of China, was held at the conference room of the CDRF on November 28, 2012.

2012 saw slow and unstable global economic recovery and weak growth in developed economies. The United States was faced with the risk of falling off the fiscal cliff, the debt crisis in Europe continued to get even worse and the Japanese economy remained weak and continued to be dragged down by the political situation. On top of that, although emerging economies maintained a faster growth, they were also faced with weak external demand and internal structural problems, and showed signs of continued decline. In order to gain insight into the global macroeconomic outlook, ten chief economists from OECD and banks or investment banks in the United States, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Hong Kong were invited to share their views on the global economic trend in 2013 and make judgment on risks and positive factors facing major economies through a video conference system or at the conference venue. Hou Yunchun, Deputy Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, delivered a speech at the conference, and dozens of experts, relevant government officials and executives of domestic and foreign financial institutions participated in the discussion.