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Governors' Seminar: Investing in Infrastructure for Poverty Reduction
The governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will share their perspectives on, and visions of, the link between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction and the critical importance of infrastructure development in reducing poverty.
| PROGRAM/SPEAKERS |
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Speaker | Topic |
| 2:00 p.m. |
| Announcement of the session |
| 2:05 p.m. |
Tadao Chino
President, ADB | Opening remarks |
| 2:15 p.m. |
| Introduction of the governors and the forum's conduct |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Shaukat Aziz
Governor for Pakistan, ADB | The governors' views |
Li Yong
Alternate Governor for the People's Republic of China (PRC), ADB |
Gareth Thomas
Alternate Governor for the United Kingdom, ADB |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Open Session
Brief comments from the World Bank, United National Development Programme, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Asian Development Bank on their recent studies |
Question and answer
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Moderator:
Liqun Jin
Vice president, Operations 1, ADB | Closing summary and remarks |
For further information, contact Mr. Xianbin Yao, tel: (63-2) 632-6621, fax: (63-2) 636-2365, email: xyao@adb.org
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