2015 IMI Annual Meeting
2016-01-25 IMI
Prof. Guo Qingwang delivered his opening speech on behalf of the School of Finance. He spoke highly of all the significant jobs accomplished by IMI in 2015, for instance, the Renminbi Internationalization Report, small scale seminars, as well as the translation of the International Monetary Fund history. He also expressed his sincere gratitude towards the great support from all members of the Council and the Academic Committee.
Director Zhang Jie presented his summary of 2015 and expectations for 2016. He briefly reviewed major tasks finished in each month of 2015, including the Macro-Finance Salon, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) meeting, and International Monetary Forum and press conference of the RMB Internationalization Internationalization Report. He also expressed his great thankfulness to the hard work of IMI managing team over the year as well as the great support from Prof. Guo Qingwang. Meanwhile, He also discussed about the future opportunities and challenges that might appear in following tasks, such as the completing the Series of IMF History Project, building five scientific research teams, improving IMI research and report system, publishing the RMB Internationalization Report 2016 in China and abroad, establishing international cooperation platform, enriching academic activities, brand promotion, establishing new media platform, managing research teams with standardized rules, expanding investment, etc.
Members of the Council and the Academic Committee, as well as research fellows had a deep and broad communication based on their own consideration, and gave suggestions to the future development of IMI. Cui Wenli spoke highly of the newsletters and journals published by IMI. Chen Weidong looked forward to deeper and fundamental researches, taking RMB internationalization as an opportunity, and providing feasible and proactive solutions for academic governance reform, since IMI’s social and policy influence is improving. Hu Xuehao pointed out that IMI should stick to RMB internationalization as the research topic, expand the scope of research, reexamine if the financial system is feasible and creative, and establish a sound operation mechanism for the future. Meanwhile, IMI should continue to cooperate with universities to train professionals. Liu Jun provided a series of suggestions on how to expand the research scope, promote the academic masterpieces, and enhance the cooperation and mutual trust with all parties. Zhao Haiying said that IMI should research more on currency crisis and relevant topics, in which he would like to devote more. Cao Tong believed that IMI had made much progress in macro, logical and theoretical topics. Future researches can be more detailed, specific and operable.
