1998

Visit from Dr. Hubert Neiss, Director, Asia and Pacific Dept., International Monetary Fund

On November 26th,1998, Dr. Hubert Neiss, Director, Asia and Pacific Dept., IMF, visited us and delivered a speech entitled "IMF in Asian Monetary Crisis".

Visit from Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar, Finance Secretary, Government of India

On November 26th,1998, Dr. Vijay L. Kelkar, Finance Secretary, Government of India, visited us and delivered a speech on fiscal policy and financial system of India.

Visit from Mr. Paul A. Volcker, Chairman, The Group of Thirty

 On November 25th,1998, Mr. Paul A. Volcker, Chairman, The Group of Thirty, visited us and delivered a speech on global capital markets.

Visit from Dr. Richard Medley, Founder and Managing Partner, Medley Global Advisors

 On November 9th,1998, Dr. Richard Medley, Founder and Managing Partner, Medley Global Advisors, visited us and delivered a speech on recent world economy.

Visit from Prof. Loukas Tsoukalis, The London School of Economics and Political Science

On November 6th,1998, Prof. Loukas Tsoukalis, The London School of Economics and Political Science visited us and delivered a speech entitled The Euro as an International Currency.

Visit from Mr. William R. Rhodes, Vice Chairman, Citibank, N.A.

On November 4th,1998, Visit from Mr. William R. Rhodes, Vice Chairman, Citibank, N.A., visited us and delivered a speech on Latin American Economies.

Visit from Dr. Adam S. Posen, Research Fellow, Institute for International Economics

On September 18th,1998, Dr. Adam S. Posen,Research Fellow, Institute for International Economics, visited us and delivered a speech entitled "Restoring Japan's Economic Growth : A Macroeconomic Perspective.

Visit from Mr. Akira Nagashima, Former Deputy Governor for International Relations, Bank of Japan

On September 10th,1998, Mr. Akira Nagashima, former Deputy Governor for International Relations, Bank of Japan, visited us and delivered a speech on BIS.

Visit from Mr. Mikio Wakatsuki, Chairman of the Board of Counselor, The Japan Research Institute

 On August 21st,1998, Mr. Mikio Wakatsuki, Chairman of the Board of Counselor, The Japan Research Institute visited us and delivered a speech on the perspective of world economy, focusing on global glut dispute.

Visit from Prof. John Ikenberry, University of Pennsylvania

 On August 18th,1998, Prof. G. John Ikenberry, Department of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, visited us and delivered a speech entitled "Globalization : An American Perspective on its Promise and Peril"

Visit from Prof. Takashi Shiraishi, Kyoto University

 On July 7th,1998, Prof. Takashi Shiraishi, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, visited us and delivered a speech on perspective of Indonesian politics.

Visit from Prof. Takamitsu Sawa, Kyoto University

 On July 6th,1998, Prof. Takamitsu Sawa, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, visited us and delivered a speech entitled "Posers of Japan in 21st Century"

Visit from Mr. Kagehide Kaku, Deputy Chairman of the Institute, Daiwa Institute of Research

 On June 18th,1998, Mr. Kagehide Kaku, Deputy Chairman of the Institute,Daiwa Institute of Research, visited us and delivered a speech entitled "Scenario for the revitalization of Japanese Financial Sector"

Visit from Mr. Philippe Ries, Senior Correspondent, Agence France-Presse (AFP)

On June 5th,1998, Mr. Philippe Ries, Senior Correspondent, Agence France-Presse (AFP), visited us and delivered a speech entitled " The path to EMU. What Asia can learn from Europe "

Visit from Prof. Yonosuke HARA, Director, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo

On May 1st,1998, Prof.Yonosuke HARA, Director, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, visited us and delivered a speech entitled "The present situation of the Vietnamese economy"

Visit from Prof. Ronald I. Mckinnon, Stanford University

 On March 11,1998, Prof. Ronald I. Mckinnon, Stanford University, visited us and delivered a speech entitled "Stabilization of Foreign Exchange Rates and Monetary Systems in East Asian Economies and the Role of Japan"

Visit from Dr. Nicholas H. Stern, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

 On March 4,1998, Dr. Nicholas H. Stern, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), visited us and delivered a speech entitled "Transition to Market Economy in the Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS: Nine Years of Development and Challenges for the Future"