Melbourne Institute Economics Forum in Melbourne

Monday 20 July 2009

China and the Global Financial Crisis

Date: Monday 20 July 2009
Time: 12.00 - 2.00pm
Venue: Mayfair Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Melbourne

To register, please complete the registration form and fax to 03 8344 2111 or contact melb-conf@unimelb.edu.au

Chair: Mr Tony Cole, Business Leader for Investment Consulting in Asia Pacific, Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd

Speakers:
Professor Ross Garnaut AO, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Economics, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

Profesor Yiping Huang, Professor of Economics, China Centre of Economic Research, Peking University. Formerly Chief Economist for Asia for Citibank

Dr Guonan Ma, Chief Economist for Asia at the Bank of International Settlements

Dr Ligang Song, Director of the China Economy and Business programme, The Australian National University

About the topic:
The Forum will discuss China’s response to the Global Financial crisis, and its effects on China’s interaction with the international economy.

China ’s economic growth suddenly slowed in the second half of 2008, as international credit markets froze and world trade slumped. The authorities responded with the largest monetary and fiscal expansions of any economy in the current global recession, and probably of any economy ever. Real economic activity has responded strongly to the stimulus. The main questions are about longer term effects of stimulatory policies.

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Time: 12.30 - 2.00pm
Location: Trilogy Room, Park Hyatt Melbourne

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Time: 12.00 - 2.00pm
Location: Carillon Room, Sofitel Melbourne

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Time: 12.00 - 2.00pm
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