This year’s AGD was held in mixed mode with the in-person morning sessions at Loke Yew Hall, The University of Hong Kong, with live streaming, and the online sessions in the evening to reach the wider global audiences.

We are now inviting applications for the 2023 AsiaGlobal Fellows Program, an interdisciplinary and intensive leadership development initiative designed for mid-career professionals from around the world. The residential program in Hong Kong will tentatively run from August to November, 2023.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Heiwai Tang as the Institute’s new director from May 1, 2022. Professor Tang is also Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Prior to joining HKU, he was tenured Associate Professor of International Economics at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. He is also affiliated with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the Center of Economic Studies and Ifo Institute, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Globalization and Economic Policy Center as a research fellow.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Study Center conducts multidisciplinary research on economic and business trends in the Asia-Pacific, in particular, topics related to the APEC forum. The center draws expertise from scholars and professionals from the fields of international economics, political economy, and industrial organization to promote and foster collaborative research on three themes.

In this webinar, Hyun Song Shin, Head of Research of the BIS and co-author of the working paper, “Central bank digital currencies: motives, economic implications and the research frontier”, discussed the motivations of central banks to issue CBDCs in light of challenges faced by the digital economy and more. 

The International Chamber of Commerce's Advisory Group on Trade Finance proposes a new vision for trade finance built around accessibility for SMEs, digitization and global interoperability. The technology exists to overhaul how trade finance works and make it a lot more inclusive. There are clear opportunities for Hong Kong, Asia and the world in this new ecosystem. Find out from Victor K Fung, Eddie Yue, John W H Denton and others how technology could help overhaul trade finance.