A closed-door seminar on the prospects for the "Belt and Road" economies was held on Nov. 5th, 2015 by CF40's Youth Forum. CF40 member Dr. Wei Shangjin, Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University, gave the keynote speech at the seminar.
CF40 Senior Fellow Guan Tao made comment on Dr. Wei's speech. Attendees at the seminar then discussed related topics such as China's economic strategy and "Belt and Road" economies. This seminar was chaired by Guo Kai, Division Director at the International Department of the People's Bank of China.