Central Asia in the Global Economy Forum
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, USA, 4 October 2004
Since independence from Soviet rule in the 1990s, Central Asia
has emerged as an increasingly attractive region for investment
and economic development. The region contains a significant amount
of the world's known oil and gas reserves; a substantial mineral
resource base including gold, zinc, and uranium; fertile agricultural
land; and a large population of well-educated people.
Central Asia's impressive economic growth performance of nearly
9 percent per year (in 2000-2003) underscores the region's potential.
Yet this exciting prospect is not widely known internationally.
The FP/ADB Central Asia in the Global Economy Forum
- brings to the attention of Washington business interests and
policy makers the rising potential for growth and economic development
of the Central Asian economies.
- offers a unique interactive format that encourages and features
dialogue between the featured guests and invited participants,
allowing for a richer and more informative exchange of challenges
and opportunities that will shed new light on the region's way
forward.
The event is structured around the themes outlined in a special
report authored by Dr. S. Frederick Starr and published in the
current September/October issue of FOREIGN POLICY.
The forum sessions, outlined below, focus on the issues and opportunities
related to the economies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan,
Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, as well as the influence of neighbors
such as Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
of the People's Republic of China, and Pakistan.
- Shared Assets
Examining the resource base of the region and opportunities for
harnessing and maximizing their potential benefits and returns
- Shared Challenges
Identifying and exploring the challenges to regional cooperation
including weaknesses in infrastructure and transport networks;
water conflicts; unemployment and poverty; domestic policy constraints;
potential brain drain; and issues of sovereignty, security, and
human rights
- Shared Opportunities
Underscoring the numerous opportunities for enhancing political
and economic stability to foster increased economic development,
including private sector growth, infrastructure renewal, adult
education and training, reduction of trade constraints, civil
administrative efficiency, and political transparency
- Regional Cooperation: The Way Forward
Taking stock of previous sessions and identifying practical measures
to enhance and advance regional cooperation and trade that will
lead to collective growth and prosperity
View the agenda.
View the participants.
- Anders Åslund, Director and Senior Associate,
Russian and Eurasian Program, Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace
- Denis de Tray, Country Director, Europe and
Central Asia, World Bank
- Noreen Doyle, First Vice President, European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- John Fox, Director, Office of Caucasus and
Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senator, Chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations International Economic Policy, Export
& Trade Promotion Subcommittee and the Senate Banking, International
Trade, & Finance Subcommittee
- Scott Horton, Attorney, Patterson, Belknap,
Webb and Tyler
- Kairat Kelimbetov, Minister of Economy and
Budget Planning, Kazakhstan
- Li Yong, Vice-Minister of Finance, China
- Johannes Linn, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution;
Former Vice President, World Bank
- Grigoriy Alexandrovich Marchenko, Advisor to
the President of Kazakhstan
- Kalman Mizsei, Assistant Administrator and
Director, Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, United Nations
Development Programme
- Joomart Otorbaev, Deputy Prime Minister of
Kyrgyz Republic
- Satish Rao, Deputy Director-General, East and
Central Asia Department, ADB
- Muhammad Tusneem, Director-General, East and
Central Asia Department, ADB
- John Wakeman-Linn, Advisor, Middle East and
Central Asia Department, IMF
The forum also includes opening remarks by Dr. Moisés Naím, Editor
& Publisher of FOREIGN POLICY, and Liqun Jin, Vice President of
ADB; a luncheon keynote speaker; and a concluding address.
Read the Introductory
Remarks by Liqun Jin, Vice President, Asian Development Bank.
Read the short biographies of the
Forum speakers.
Ganesh Wignaraja
Senior Economist
Asian Development Bank
Manila, Philippines
Tel: +632 632 6116
Fax: + 632 636-2198
Email: gwignaraja@adb.org
Sherry Kennedy
North American Representative Office
815 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 325
Washington DC, 20006, USA
Tel: +1-202 728 1500
Fax: +1-202 728 1505
Email: naro@adb.org
Lynn Newhouse
Associate Editor
Foreign Policy Magazine
Tel: +1-202 939-2248
Fax: +1-202 483-1840
Email: lnewhouse@ceip.org
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