June 30th, 2005

"Workshop on Regional Cooperation"

On June 30th, 2005 IIMA had a workshop on Regional Cooperation as part of the projects to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its inception. Officials from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry and the Bank of Japan respectively presented the recent developments of the regional cooperation among the Asian countries in the field of their responsibility, and more than a dozen of embassy and central bank officials of Asian and Oceania countries located in Tokyo exchanged their views. The second workshop will be held later in the year and the participants will also hear the opinions of the first prize winner of the IIMA Essay Contest on Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia.