Innovation and globalization to spearhead Asia's growth despite challenges
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BEIJING, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Innovation and globalization will continue to drive Asian growth in the coming
years despite challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and current recession,
panelists said on Thursday at the 24th Academic Seminar of the International
Finance Forum (IFF).
Asia, which has seen phenomenal growth in the past 50 years, has benefited from
pragmatic policies and approaches of many Asian governments, said Takehiko
Nakao, Chairman of the Mizuho Research Institute and former President of the
Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The seminar commenced with Nakao's introduction of his memoir "The Rise of
Asia: Perspectives and Beyond" (published in July 2022 and available on ADB's
website), in which he looked back at his tenure at the Asian Development Bank
between 2013 and 2020.
The IFF also invited renowned economists to discuss current challenges and
opportunities in Asia. The panelists included Professor Justin Yifu Lin from
Peking University, Daniel Runde, Senior Vice President of the Center of
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist of
ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO Asia).
Industrialization, technological development, demographic dividend and
globalization have been the driving forces of Asia's rise, said Nakao.
"There is no such thing as Asia Consensus," said Nakao, "But effective
policies, strong institutions, governments' decisiveness in introducing
reforms, an ability to learn, and a clear vision for the future often
championed by forward-looking leaders, mattered."
Justin Lin from Peking University said standard economic theories such as the
Washington Consensus failed to differentiate between developed economies and
emerging markets.
"It is important to have an Asian voice in the global community," Lin said.
Asia's dynamic growth in the past decades and growing proportion in the global
GDP to 24% from 4.1% in the past 50 years, best explains the region's success,
said Lin.
The panel also agreed on the important role the government played in the
innovation-driven development of Asia, in promoting education, deployment of
investment, protecting intellectual property and the private sector.
Though supply chain disruptions have impeded growth during the pandemic, Runde
argued that companies should rethink supply chain issues as many have adopted
the "China Plus One strategy" to shift some of the manufacturing from China.
Khor, however, said China's manufacturing ecosystem was too advanced to be
replaced.
"The global supply chain is so efficient and complex that any attempt to
dismantle it is almost impossible," Khor said.
As tensions between China and the US mount, the panel agreed that the two sides
should have open communications. Experts said that a stable and cooperative
Sino-US relationship will benefit the region.
Khor added that developing countries can benefit from the infrastructure
investment competition between China and the US. Lin stressed that China's
growth would benefit the rest of the world.
China has adopted a slew of policies, such as investment in infrastructure to
boost the economy, which will boost Chinese people's confidence and spur
consumption and investment, said Lin.
Jianhai Lin, Vice President of the IFF and ex-Secretary of the IMF moderated
the discussion. The IFF Academic Seminar is one of International Finance Forum
(IFF)'s flagship events where we bring top officials, economists and academics
together to discuss the latest events and development around the world.
The International Finance Forum (IFF) is an independent, non-profit,
non-governmental international organization founded in Beijing in October 2003
and established by financial leaders from more than 20 countries and regions,
including China, the United States, the European Union, emerging countries and
leaders of international organizations such as the United Nations, the World
Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IFF is a long-standing,
high-level platform for dialogue and communication and multilateral cooperation
that has played the role as the F20 (Finance 20).
SOURCE International Finance Forum (IFF)
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