You are cordially invited to join Nomura’s WIN talk on Japan’s economy & Abenomics with Tomo Kinoshita, Chief Economist, Japan.

Time: 
12.00 pm - 12:30pm: Lunch and Networking
12.30 pm - 1:30pm: Talk on Japan’s economy & Abenomics
1.30pm - 2pm: Networking (continued)

Tomo Kinoshita is the Chief Economist of Nomura Securities Co., based in Tokyo. He provides in-depth analysis on the Japanese economy from various perspectives including monetary and fiscal policies, industrial structure and politics. Mr. Kinoshita’s viewpoints are truly Pan-Asian, acquired through his 15 years of experience in economic research in Asia. Prior to his current assignment, he covered Asian economies for 15 years including China, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and ASEAN, having been stationed in Singapore for five years and Hong Kong for nearly six years. He utilizes his extensive communication network with Asian central banks and other authorities.
  
Known for his accurate economic forecasts for Asia, in early 2008 he correctly forecast 2009’s sharp deceleration of Asian economies. In October 2009, he published his report comparing Japan in the 1980s bubble period with China today, in which he predicted asset price inflation in China in the medium term as China moves towards RMB internationalization and financial liberalization. His views are frequently aired by various TV programs and newspapers.

Mr. Kinoshita received his Masters degree in Economics from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Economics degree from Kyoto University. He also engaged in political analysis when he was at the Washington, D.C., office of Nomura Research Institute America during 1990-1993 and 1996-1997. In 1995, he worked for the World Bank as a Consultant to the Financial Sector Development Department.

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