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International Symposium
The Middle-Income Trap and Development Strategies in Asia in the Post-Globalization Era
On 15 December 2025, the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO),The World Bank, The Asahi Shimbun Company co-hosted an international Symposium titled “The Middle-Income Trap and Development Strategies in Asia in the Post-Globalization Era.”
This symposium featured Indermit Gill, Chief Economist & Senior Vice President for Development Economics, World Bank Group, as a keynote speaker for the speech titled “Creative Destruction and The Middle-Income Trap.” In the presentation sessions, three speakers gave presentations on the situations in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.
On this page, you can access videos of the keynote addresses and panel discussions delivered at the symposium.
Synopsis of the Symposium
Date and time: Monday, 15 December 2025, 9:00-12:00
Venue: World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center
Organizers: Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), The World Bank, The Asahi Shimbun Company
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Opening Remarks
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Purpose of the Symposium
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Keynote Speech “The Middle-Income Trap”
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Presentation 1: “Can Malaysia Overcome the 'Middle-Income Trap'?”
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Presentation 2: “Middle-Income Trap and Thailand’s Development Strategy in a Fragmented World”
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Presentation 3: “Indonesia’s Possible Path Towards High Income Status”
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Opening Remarks
Hiroshi Takami, Special Representative, Japan, The World Bank
Purpose of the Symposium
Fukunari Kimura, President, IDE-JETRO
Keynote Speech “The Middle-Income Trap”
Indermit Gill (Chief Economist & Senior Vice President for Development Economics, World Bank Group)
Presentation 1: “Can Malaysia Overcome the 'Middle-Income Trap'?”
Satoru Kumagai (Senior Research Fellow, Development Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
Presentation 2: “Middle-Income Trap and Thailand’s Development Strategy in a Fragmented World”
Kazunari Tsukada (Director, Economic Modelling Studies Group, Development Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
Presentation 3: “Indonesia’s Possible Path Towards High Income Status”
Jahen F. Rezki (Vice Director of Research, Institute for Economic and Social Research and Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Indonesia)
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator
- Miki Hamada (Senior Research Fellow, Development Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
Panelists
- All speakers
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