Development Policy Analysis Division, DESA/Economic Cooperation and Integration Division, UNECE Geneva UNECE
Strengthening integration of the economies in transition into the world economy through economic diversification
PRELIMINARY AGENDA |
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| Wednesday, 2 April 2008 | ||
| 10:00-10:45 | OPENING SESSION | |
| Welcome and Introduction Marek Belka, Executive Secretary, UNECE Rob Vos, Director, Development Policy and Analysis Division, UN-DESA Heiner Flassbeck, Director, Division on Globalisation and Development Strategies, UNCTAD |
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| 10:45-13:00 | MOBILIZING INSTITUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION INTO THE WORLD ECONOMY | |
| Chair: Rob Vos, UN-DESA |
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| Institutions and diversification of the economies in transition: policy challenges Paul Hare, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh |
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| The role of institutions for diversifying the economy in the Russian Federation (report) Rostislav Kokorev, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation |
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| Explaining the performance of firms and countries: what role does the business environment play? (report) (tables) Simon Commander, EBRD and London Business School; Jan Svejnar, University of Michigan; Katrin Tinn, Stockholm School of Economics |
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| Discussant: Michael Ellman, University of Amsterdam |
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| General discussion | ||
| Integration versus partnership Vladimir Gligorov, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) |
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| The economic impact of 2004 enlargement of the EU Mr. Maurice Guyader, European Commission |
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| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH | |
| 15:00-15:50 | ROUND TABLE 1: COORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS | |
| Moderator: Milica Uvalic, University of Perugia |
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| Kseniia Liapina, Member of Parliament (Ukraine) Oleg Solntsev, Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-term Forecasting, Moscow (Russian Federation) (Russian) Dragana Zoric, Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (Serbia) |
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| General discussion | ||
| 15:50-18:00 | MIGRATION AND REMITTANCES: POLICIES IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT | |
| Chair: Michael Ellman, University of Amsterdam |
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| Remittances in the SEE and the CIS: levels, trends, and determinants (report) Robert C. Shelburne, UNECE |
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| Statistical issues in estimating remittances in SEE and the CIS Artur Andrysiak, UNECE |
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| The effective use of remittances in promoting economic development Gloria Moreno-Fontes Chammartin, International Migration Programme, ILO |
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| ROUND TABLE 2: MOBILIZING THE EFFORTS OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; POLICIES TO CHANNEL REMITTANCES INTO INVESTMENT | ||
| Moderator: Robert Shelburne, UNECE |
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| Hayk Mirzoyan, Department of Regional Economic Development, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (Armenia) Gloria Moreno-Fontes Chammartine, International Migration Programme, ILO Mamuka Tsikhelashvili, International Economic, Cultural and Humanitarian Relations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Georgia) Zamira Xhepa, Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy (Albania) |
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| General discussion | ||
| EVENING: COCKTAIL RECEPTION | ||
| Thursday, 3 April 2008 | ||
| 10:00-11:30 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: THE POLICY CHALLENGE | |
| Chair: Joerg Mayer, UNCTAD |
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| Trade, investments and development in the Balkans Vladimir Gligorov, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) |
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| Discussant: Vitalija Gaucaite Wittich, UNECE | ||
| Trade patterns and policies in the economies in transition Michael Landesmann, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) |
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| Discussant: Robert Shelburne, UNECE |
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| General discussion | ||
| 11:30-13:00 | MARKET ACCESS FOR THE ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION AND MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALISATION: HOW MUCH AND HOW FAST? | |
| Chair: Saul Estrin, London School of Economics |
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| The process of WTO accession and the stumbling blocks in SEE and the CIS Zdenek Drabek, WTO |
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| Regional cooperation in the CIS (report) Gulnur Rakhmatulina, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, Kazakhstan |
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| ROUND TABLE 3: KEY ISSUES IN MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION OF ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION | ||
| Moderator: Rumen Dobrinsky, UNECE |
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| Sergey Afontsev, Institute for World Economy and International Relations (The Russian Federation) Zdenek Drabek, WTO Tatyana Starchenko, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy (Belarus) Bojana Todorovic, Assistant Minister, Ministry for Regional and Multilateral Economic and Trade Cooperation (Republic of Serbia) (report) |
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| General discussion | ||
| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH | |
| ROUND TABLE 4: EXPORT PROMOTION INITIATIVES AND THE ROLE OF THE UN SYSTEM | ||
| Moderator: Jose Palacin, UNECE |
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| Sergey Afontsev, Institute for World Economy and International Relations (The Russian Federation) Henry Jackelen, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Bulgaria Mamuka Tsikhelashvili, International Economic, Cultural and Humanitarian Relations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Georgia) |
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| General discussion | ||
| 15:30-18:00 | ENHANCING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION THROUGH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS | |
| Chair: Milica Uvalic, University of Perugia |
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| Patterns of inward FDI in economies in transition, 1991-2006 Kalman Kalotay, UNCTAD |
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| Foreign direct investment in transition economies: strengthening the gains through diversification Saul Estrin, London School of Economics; Klaus Meyer, University of Bath |
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| Discussant: Malinka Koparanova, UN-DESA |
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| General discussion | ||
| ROUND TABLE 5: INVESTMENT PROMOTION INITIATIVES AND THEIR EVALUATION | ||
| Moderator: Malinka Koparanova, UN-DESA |
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| Sergey Afontsev, Institute for World Economy and International Relations (The Russian Federation) Carlos Griffin, UNCTAD Dmytry Lyapin, Institute for Competitive Society (Ukraine) (report) Gulnur Rakhmatulina, Institute for Strategic Studies (Republic of Kazakhstan) Dragana Zoric, Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (Serbia) |
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| General discussion | ||
| Friday, 4 April 2008 | ||
| 10:00-10:30 | ENHANCING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION THROUGH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS (continued from the previous day) | |
| Chair: Milica Uvalic, University of Perugia |
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| Border crossing facilitation: policy challenges for economies in transition Robert Nowak, UNECE |
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| General discussion | ||
| 10:30-11:30 | ROUND TABLE 6: ROLE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, CROSS-BORDER ISSUES, ENERGY, TRANSPORT AND ACCESS TO ICT | |
| Moderator: Ralph Heinrich, UNECE |
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| Rafkat Hasanov, Public Association “Investment Roundtable of Kyrgyzstan” (Kyrgyzstan) Gulnur Rakhmatulina, Institute for Strategic Studies (Republic of Kazakhstan) Andrei Savinykh, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the UN Office at Geneva Erkinjon Yunusov, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations & Trade (Uzbekistan) |
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| General discussion | ||
| 11:30-13:00 | ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CIS: OPPORTUNITIES AND POLICY CHALLENGES | |
| Chair: Sergey Afontsev, Institute for World Economy and International Relations, Moscow |
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| Strategies for economic diversification in the resource-rich countries Rudiger Ahrend, OECD |
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| Policy challenges faced by low-income CIS economies Marek Dabrowski, CASE- Center for Social and Economic Research |
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| Discussant: Max Spoor, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague |
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| General discussion | ||
| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH | |
| ROUND TABLE 7: KEY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, INCLUDING MDGS, AND OBSTACLES OF THE LOW-INCOME CIS TO DIVERSIFY THEIR ECONOMIES | ||
| Moderator: Max Spoor, Institute of Social Studies (Netherlands) |
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| Rafkat Hasanov, Public Association “Investment Roundtable of Kyrgyzstan” (Kyrgyzstan) Hayk Mirzoyan, Department of Regional Economic Development, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (Armenia) Zamira Xhepa, Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy (Albania) Erkinjon Yunusov, Department of CIS Countries, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations & Trade (Uzbekistan) |
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| General discussion | ||
| 16:30-17:45 | DIVERSIFICATION THROUGH KNOWLEDGE-BASED DEVELOPMENT: POLICY CHALLENGES FOR ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION | |
| Chair: Marek Dabrowski, CASE- Center for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw |
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| Promoting knowledge-based development in transition economies: policy options Rumen Dobrinsky, UNECE |
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| National diversification strategies based on knowledge based development: experiences of CIS countries Jose Palacin, UNECE |
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| Discussant: Michael Landesmann, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) |
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| General discussion | ||
| 17:45-18-00 | CONCLUDING REMARKS | |
| Rob Vos, UN-DESA | ||
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