Introduction by Marcel Fratzscher | President of DIW Berlin
Opening Remarks by Hans-Joachim Fuchtel | Parliamentary State Secretary, BMZ

Presentation of the Asian Development Outlook 2016 by Juzhong Zhuang |Deputy Chief Economist of ADB
Juzhong Zhuang joined the ADB in 1997, and currently works in the Economics and Research Department. His division produces policy research on long-term development issues facing Asia and the Pacific and
supports ADB’s operations to strengthen the economic rationale of its lending and non-lending projects and programs. He has written extensively on Asian development.

Panel Discussion with
Ludger Schuknecht   Head of the Directorate General I, Federal Ministry of Finance
Jörg Zeuner   Chief Economist at KfW Banking Group and Head of the Economics Department
Juzhong Zhuang   Deputy Chief Economist of ADB
Chair: Marcel Fratzscher  President of DIW Berlin

ADB’s flagship economic publication Asian Development Outlook 2016 (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, including growth projections by country and region. Asia's growth pace has declined since the global financial crisis leading some pundits to dub the situation the “New Normal.” This year’s ADO theme chapter, Asia’s Potential Growth, explores the extent that this growth deceleration can be seen as a drop in the region’s productive capacity, and offers policy advice to counteract the slowdown.  ADB’s Deputy Chief Economist Mr. Juzhong Zhuang, will unveil the key findings of the Asian Development Outlook 2016, including this year’s special theme chapter on Asia’s Potential Growth. In addition ADO presents analysis of 45 economies, including the People’s Republic of China and India. The report also examines the prospects for developing Asia by subregion: Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.

The panel discussion will prepare the ground as we move towards this year’s ADB annual meeting. The conference, which will take place in Frankfurt a.M between May 2-5, will offer many opportunities to deepen discussion on economic developments in Asia and on Asia- Europe financial and economic linkages.  

The ADO presentation will address:
Economic prospects for developing Asia and the Pacific; Impact of the People’s Republic of China’s slowdown on the region; Risk of falling producer prices for growth; Factors underlying the current decline in potential growth; Approaches to boosting future growth potential

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