2018

“T20 (Think20) Japan Task Force Working Session” was held at IIMA.

On December 4, 2018, “T20 (Think20) Japan 2019 Inception Conference” was successfully held in Tokyo. T20 is one of the G20 engagement group. Together with Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), IIMA will lead T20 during the Japanese presidency.

On December 5, 10 task forces (TFs) of T20 discussed relevant topics respectively. “International Financial Architecture” TF, led by Professor Eiji Ogawa at Hitotsubashi University, who is a lead co-chair for this TF, discussed actively at IIMA the following topics; capital flow, crypto-assets, Fintech, sustainable finance, IMF reforms, macro-prudential policy, monetary policy and financial regulation. Looking ahead to G20 Osaka Summit in June 2019, T20 will create T20 communique and submit to G20.