September 28, 2021 (U.S.) | 9:00 pm (Washington, DC) |
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September 29, 2021 (Asia Pacific) | 7:30 am (Yangon) | 8:00 am (Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Vientiane) |
| 9:00 am (Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Ulaanbaatar) | 10:00 am (Seoul, Tokyo) |
| 11 am (Sydney) | 1 pm (Suva) |
The East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region is seeing a reversal of fortune. Initially, many EAP countries contained COVID-19 and economic activity revived, but they are now being hit hard by the disease.
What is happening? Why? What do we expect? And what can be done?
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CHAIR
Manuela FERRO
Vice President,
East Asia and the Pacific Region
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PRESENTERS
Aaditya MATTOO
Chief Economist,
East Asia and the Pacific Region
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Ergys ISLAMAJ
Senior Economist,
East Asia and the Pacific Region
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DISCUSSANT
Hassan ZAMAN
Regional Director,
Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions
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