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AmCham China hosts this exclusive discussion with Alfred Schipke, chief resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Schipke will discuss China's recent economic developments and performance in an Asian context, analyze the context of reforms, and present China's economic outlook.
Previously, Schipke was a division chief in the Asia and Pacific Department, where he coordinated the work on fast growing low income countries in South-East Asia (Frontier Economies) and led missions to Vietnam.
Previously, Schipke was a division chief in the Asia and Pacific Department, where he coordinated the work on fast growing low income countries in South-East Asia (Frontier Economies) and led missions to Vietnam.
He was a division chief in the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department in charge of the Latin Caribbean and Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) divisions. Among others, he negotiated a high access Stand-by Arrangement, which included a debt restructuring and a debt-equity swap, as well as an US $800 million precautionary Stand-By Arrangement for El Salvador. Also, he was the Regional Resident Representative for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic and worked in the IMF European Department.
