Financial policymakers, central bankers, professors and industry leaders from home and abroad will gather in South Korea next week to discuss the future of Asia-Pacific economies and their role in preparing for the region's post-crisis era, the finance ministry said Monday.
They will join a conference to be held by the International Monetary Fund in cooperation with the South Korean government under the title "Asia 21: Leading the Way Forward." It will run for two days from July 12 in Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the ministry.
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn will deliver an opening speech. South Korea's Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun and Bank of Korea Gov. Kim Choong-soo will also join the gathering that will include around 300 participants, including financial and central bank chiefs of Asia Pacific countries.
During the conference, Asian countries will share their experiences in achieving marked economic development and try to produce a consensus on their future role in the post-global crisis economic landscape, said the ministry.