Geoeconomics is increasingly reshaping the global trade and financial landscape, as major powers leverage economic tools to advance strategic objectives. For small states in Asia, this creates complex policy challenges at the intersection of geopolitics, security, and economic resilience.
This roundtable will explore:
- War, energy, and trade shocks and their impact on inflation, capital flows, and financial stability
- Sanctions and their unintended consequences for growth, external balances, and exchange rates
- Geoeconomic fragmentation and supply chain reconfiguration in Asia
- Liquidity, contagion, and crisis management amid heightened geopolitical risk
- Long-term strategies to strengthen resilience and navigate an increasingly contested global environment
