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Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research
Abbreviation ABFER
Founded 2013; 11 years ago
Founder Bernard Yeung
Type Society
Location Singapore
Fields Finance and Economics
Official language English
President Sumit Agarwal
Founding President Bernard Yeung
Website abfer.org

Introduction

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The Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) is an institute founded by academics from Asia, North America, and Europe:[1]. It is modelled after National Bureau of Economics Research (NBER) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)[2], ABFER aims to be the stronghold network for all pertinent research agendas and papers in Asia-Pacific[3] so as to facilitate policy-making, practice and research all across the world.

Objectives[4]

  • To promote Asia-Pacific oriented financial and economic research at local, regional and international levels;
  • To connect globally prominent academic researchers, practitioners and public policy decision-makers on Asia-Pacific related financial and economic issues;
  • To enhance the research capabilities and development of strong clusters of finance and economic research groups in academic institutions and other institutions in Singapore and Asia-pacific

History

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Founding

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ABFER was founded in 2013 by academics, which started from an idea by the Finance Research Council of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The inception and development of ABFER were supported by key figures such as Steven J. Davis, Heng Swee Keat, Ravi Menon, Edward Robinson, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Tan Chorh Chuan, Tan Eng Chye and Bernard Yeung. ABFER aims to serve as the nexus bridging Academias in Asia to tackle complex challenges in the global landscape collaboratively and sustainably, from an Asian point of view[5]

Past Events[6]

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Here are the milestones ABFER has achieved since its establishment in 2013

Key Activities

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Asian Monetary Policy Forum

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The Asian Monetary Policy Forum, also known as AMPF for short, is one of key programmes that is held annually in Singapore. The forum is co-organised and funded by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)[9]. AMPF has brought together high-level central bankers, policy makers, academics and private sector leaders to share perspectives on pressing monetary policy issues in Asia, such as natural real interest rates, economic growth and inflationary expectations[10]. By taking into account the experiences of different groups of economies in the practice of macro-financial stability policies, AMPF aims to identify specific characteristics associated with their approaches.[11]

In conjunction with AMPF, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bank for International Settlements hosted a conference titled "Macro-financial stability policy in a globalised world: lessons from international experience" as part of the AMPF 2021 Special Edition (short for: Asian Monetary Policy Forum 2021 Special Edition).[12]

ABFER Annual Conference

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The ABFER Annual Conference started in 2013 and has connected globally prominent academic researchers, practitioners, and public policy decision-makers to raise relevant financial and economic research in Asia-Pacific.[13] The Annual Conference touches ground on a range of topics, such as the fragmentation of the dollar-dominated international payment system, monetary tightening, bank fragility and government failures[14]. In 2023, more than a dozen organisations in Asia have joined ABFER to become Institution Collaborators[15]

Webinar Series[16]

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ABFER has conducted four webinar series to date:

  • The COVID-19 and Economics: China, Asia and Beyond[17] webinars, during the Aug 2020 to Apr 2021, with the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago
  • The Capital Market Development: China and Asia[18] webinars, started since January 2021, with the University of Chicago, National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Department of Economics and CUHK-Shenzhen
  • The Post Pandemic: Drive Inclusive Growth in Asia webinars from January to March 2022, with Harvard University’s Center for International Development (CID) and The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute
  • The Productivity and Challenges in the Digital Era: Asia and Beyond[19] webinar, from October 2021, with the CUHK-Zhejiang University Joint Research Center on Digital Economy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Fudan University, National Tsing Hua University and Tsinghua University

Reference

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  1. ^ "January 24, 2024". Xueshuo. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Singapore home for Asian economic research bureau" (PDF). Singapore Management University (SMU). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Constitution of Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research" (PDF). ABFER. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) 2014". Sun Yat-Sen University. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Third Asian Monetary Policy Forum Discusses Pertinent Regional Economic and Financial Issues" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2013 - 2017" (PDF). ABFER. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "ABFER Annual Conference 2013". ABFER. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 ABFER-JFDS Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology Annual Conference was successfully held". Aug 2024. CKGSB. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Fifth Asian Monetary Policy Forum discusses regional economic and financial issues". 2018. Chicago Booth. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "10th Asian Monetary Policy Forum to Discuss the Conduct of Monetary Policy amid High Inflation and Financial Market Instability". 2023. Bizbeat. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Asian Monetary Policy Forum 2021 Special Edition and MAS-BIS Conference on "Macro-Financial Stability Policy in a Globalised World: Lessons from International Experience"". 2021. Monetary Authority of Singapore. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Asian Monetary Policy Forum 2021 Special Edition And MAS-BIS Conference On "Macro-Financial Stability Policy In A Globalised World: Lessons From International Experience"". 2021. Mondovisione. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "The Sixth Asian Monetary Policy Forum discusses global reserve and digital currencies". 2019. Monetary Authority of Singapore. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Annual Conference". ABFER. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Institutional Collaborators". ABFER. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  16. ^ "Webinar Series". ABFER. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "COVID-19 and Economics: China, Asia and Beyond". Chicago Booth. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "Capital Market Development: China and Asia Seminar Series – Internationalizing Like China". 2022. Becker Friedman Institute, For Economics at the University of Chicago. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  19. ^ "Innovation, Productivity and Challenges in the Digital Era: Asia and Beyond". ABFER. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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ABFER’s Official Website: https://abfer.org/