Economic and financial linkages between Asia and Europe Workshop

Brussels, 13 March 2008

On 13 March 2008 a workshop of the Asia-Europe Economic Forum hosted by the National Bank of Belgium. took place in Brussels. The one-day event was intended to provide an opportunity for in-depth exchanges of views on the economic and financial linkages between Asia and Europe with a particular emphasis on the way the ongoing crisis was to affect both areas.

Summary report

Contributions

Economic and financial linkages between Asia and Europe Presentation David Vines, University of Oxford and ANU

The role of Asia and Europe in the global imbalances story Frank Moss Director General, International and European Relations

Asia-Europe: The Missing Link? Presentation by Jean Pisani-Ferry

Asia Europe Economic Forum Presentation by Yoichi Nemoto Ministry of Finance, Japan

China’s Macroeconomy and Monetary Policy Presentation  Dr. Yi Gang Governor, the People's of China