MINGDE Forum No.107 CIDEG Academic Salon No.119
China: Key Challenges for the New Normal
Time：16:30-18:00, April 7th (Tuesday)
Venue: Room 423, School of Public Policy and Management
Speaker：Bert Hofman
World Bank's Country Director for China, Korea and Mongolia in the East Asia and Pacific Region
Commentator: Prof. YU Qiao
School of Public Policy and Management, Researcher of CIDEG
Moderator：Prof. XUE Lan
Dean of School of Public Policy and Management, Director of CIDEG
Language: English
Hoster: School of Public Policy and Management
Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance（CIDEG）
Introduction：
China has entered a phase of lower growth, with the aspiration to make this higher quality, more equitable and more efficient growth. Building on two studies the World Bank has done together with the Development Research Center of the State Council, Mr. Hofman will discuss some of the key economic policy challenges that China needs to tackle in the next five year plan to realize its objectives.
Prior to his present assignment, Mr. Hofman was the World Bank's Chief Economist for the East Asia and Pacific Region and Director, Singapore Office. As regional chief economist he led a team to analyze key trends and policy issues across East Asia and the Pacific and as Director Singapore he helped build a partnership that focuses on expanding investment in infrastructure in emerging economies. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Hofman worked at the Kiel Institute of World Economics in Germany, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, and NMB Bank in the Netherlands (now ING).
