CAREC Partnership Forum: Maximizing Impact of Transport and Trade Facilitation Investments

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: 27 May 2009


09:00	Opening Welcome Remarks by Dorjkhand Togmid, Deputy Director, Department of Development Financing and Cooperation, Ministry of Finance, Deputy Focal Point for CAREC, Mongolia Overview of Forum by Robert Y. Siy, Jr., Director, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD), Asian Development Bank (ADB)



09:15	Overview of Outcomes of 7^th Ministerial Conference on CAREC [ PDF: 911kb \| 13 pages ] by David Kruger, CAREC Secretariat, ADB



09:25	Presentation: CAREC Institute Foundation Study on Transport and Trade Facilitation: Key Findings [ PDF: 282kb \| 11 pages ] (Paper) [ PDF: 1,292kb \| 335 pages ] by Michael Heppell, Consultant and Study Author



09:50	Discussion Open discussion on Study, findings, and opportunities for cooperation



10:30	Coffee break



10:45	Discussion



12:30	Lunch



14:00	Special Presentation: The World Economic Outlook and its Impact on CAREC Countries [ PDF: 1,441kb \| 22 pages ] by Ana Lucia Coronel, Division Chief, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund Discussion



15:15	Coffee Break



15:45	Special Presentation: Structural Transformation in the CAREC Countries [ PDF: 1,539kb \| 19 pages ] by Jesus Felipe, Principal Economist, CWRD, ADB Discussion



17:00	Closing Remarks



18:30	Reception

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