Date and time: Thursday, October 13, 2022 | 16:30-17:30 (JST)
Venue: Seminar Room D, International Academic Research Building
Language: English
Speaker: Ms. Yoke Wang Tok, Senior Economist, IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute
Moderator: Prof. Toshiro Nishizawa
Register here by noon on Thursday, October 13, and you are welcome to join anytime.
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About the speaker:
Yoke Wang has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of economics, financial stability, international relations, training and curriculum development, and technical assistance. She has a wide network of central banking contacts in the Asia-Pacific region.
Yoke Wang’s professional positions include Principal Economist at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (1992-2010), Senior Advisor to the South-East Asian Voting Group Executive Director, IMF Board (2007-09), Program Director at Toronto Centre (2011-14), and Director, Central Bank and Public Policy, World Gold Council (2014-15) before joining IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute.
Yoke Wang has a Bachelor of Social Science (First Class Honors) from the National University of Singapore and an MPhil in Economics (Distinction) from the University of Cambridge.
For information:
Tok, Yoke Wang, and Heng Dyna, “Fintech: Financial Inclusion or Exclusion,” https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2022/05/06/Fintech-Financial-Inclusion-or-Exclusion-517619