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Sunil Sharma (Cornell, PhD 1986) and Ravi Balakrishnan (LSE, PhD 2000) will discuss the global economic and financial outlook, as well as the challenges for policymakers. The IMF’s recently published World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report suggest that the global recovery is gaining strength but remains vulnerable. Credible actions are needed to accelerate progress in addressing challenges to financial stability and sovereign debt sustainability, and to ensure timely fiscal consolidation in advanced economies, whilst taking steps to avoid overheating in emerging market countries, and dealing with risks from higher commodity prices.
Speakers will present for a total of 30 minutes, and then there will be an informal open discussion.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2011
Time: 1930 - 2100hrs
Venue: Hermitage Wines, #B1-04, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989
Cost: $30 per person (covers bubbly, cakes, sandwiches and pastries)
Featured Sparkling: Pepperton Brut
Programme:
1930hrs: Arrival, Registration, Cocktails
2000hrs: Event Commences
RSVP: Ms. June Raj, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) soonest
Speaker Profiles:
Mr. Sunil Sharma is the Director of the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) in Singapore. The STI provides training on macroeconomic and financial management, and related legal and statistical issues, to government officials from 37 economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Before relocating to Singapore in 2006, Sunil was the Chief of the IMF Institute’s Asian Division. He has also been a staff member of the IMF’s European and Research Departments, and the IMF’s Capital Markets Team. Prior to joining the IMF, he was on the Economics faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Mr. Ravi Balakrishnan is the IMF Resident Representative, based in Singapore. Ravi was at the Bank of England and the Bank of Spain, before joining the IMF. At the IMF, he has worked on various countries, including the United States, as well as on the World Economic Outlook, before taking up his current position, which covers the region.
EVENTS
Thursday, 19th May 2011
Cornell–LSE Joint Speaker Series – A Sparkling Evening with the IMF
Sunil Sharma (Cornell, PhD 1986) and Ravi Balakrishnan (LSE, PhD 2000) will discuss the global economic and financial outlook, as well as the challenges for policymakers. The IMF’s recently published World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report suggest that the global recovery is gaining strength but remains vulnerable. Credible actions are needed to accelerate progress in addressing challenges to financial stability and sovereign debt sustainability, and to ensure timely fiscal consolidation in advanced economies, whilst taking steps to avoid overheating in emerging market countries, and dealing with risks from higher commodity prices.
Speakers will present for a total of 30 minutes, and then there will be an informal open discussion.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, 19 May 2011
Time: 1930 - 2100hrs
Venue: Hermitage Wines, #B1-04, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018989
Cost: $30 per person (covers bubbly, cakes, sandwiches and pastries)
Featured Sparkling: Pepperton Brut
Programme:
1930hrs: Arrival, Registration, Cocktails
2000hrs: Event Commences
RSVP: Ms. June Raj, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) soonest
Speaker Profiles:
Mr. Sunil Sharma is the Director of the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) in Singapore. The STI provides training on macroeconomic and financial management, and related legal and statistical issues, to government officials from 37 economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Before relocating to Singapore in 2006, Sunil was the Chief of the IMF Institute’s Asian Division. He has also been a staff member of the IMF’s European and Research Departments, and the IMF’s Capital Markets Team. Prior to joining the IMF, he was on the Economics faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Mr. Ravi Balakrishnan is the IMF Resident Representative, based in Singapore. Ravi was at the Bank of England and the Bank of Spain, before joining the IMF. At the IMF, he has worked on various countries, including the United States, as well as on the World Economic Outlook, before taking up his current position, which covers the region.