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Annual Meetings Boards of Governors World Bank Group International Monetary Fund WASHINGTON, D.C. |
1999 Annual Meetings Home Bank Home Fund Home |
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| Program of Seminars Schedule Last updated September 20, 1999 |
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| Saturday September 25 |
| Sunday September 26 |
| 9:00-10:00 | Korea: Reform and Recovery | Turkey: Reconstruction After the Earthquake and Prospects for Reform | Nigeria: Dawn of a New Day (8:30-10:00) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break | ||
| 10:30-11:30 | A Decade of Transformation: Decentralization & Subnational Public Sector Reform in Argentina | ||
| 11:30-12:00 | Break | ||
| 12:00-1:00 | Keynote:
The United States as Economic Role Model Abby Joseph Cohen, Chair, Investment Policy Committee, Goldman, Sachs & Co., USA |
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| 1:15-2:15 | Thailand: Challenges and Prospects | ||
| 1:00-2:30 | Visit to 1999 Bank/Fund Expo | ||
| 2:30-4:00 | Survival of the Most Connected: The Impact of E-Commerce | New-Style Investment in Africa: Strategies in a High-Risk, High-Return Environment | Beyond the Balkans: Creating a Shared Vision for South East Europe |
| 4:00-4:30 | Break | ||
| 4:30-6:00 | Latin America's Recovery: How Soon? How Strong? | Creating Jobs for the 21st Century in the Middle East and North Africa | Commodity Risk Management in Developing Countries: Bridging the Gap with Market-Based Approaches * |
| Monday September 27 |
| Tuesday September 28 |
| 10:00-1:00 | Annual Meetings Opening
Plenary Session Relayed live by closed-circuit television |
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| 2:00-3:30 | The New Global Education Industry | Project Finance in the Post-Crisis World | Labor Standards: Complementing Public Standards with Market-Driven Initiatives * |
| 3:30-4:00 | Break | ||
| 4:00-5:30 | Feast or Famine: The Impact of Biotechnology on Global Food Markets and Trade in the Next Millennium | Beyond Debt Relief: Making the Link to Poverty Reduction * | Reality Versus Alarm: Y2K As A Lesson for Global Business |
| 5:30 | |||
| * Public Policy Forum | |