Debt Conference 2011

Opening Statement, Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

DEBT CRISES: LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND THE PRESENT, AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

Introductory note: His Excellency Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grìmsson, President of the Republic of Iceland

Principles for Promoting Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing

  • The Argentinean perspective, H.E. Mr. Hernán Lorenzino, Secretary of Finance, the Argentine Republic
  • Sustainable Debt, the Lebanon Experience, H.E. Ms. Raya Haffar El Hassan, Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2011, Economic Specialist, the Lebanese Republic
  • Mr. Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil, Junior Minister, Ministry of Environment and Development Cooperation, the Kingdom of Norway


Rising Debt of the Developed World and Implications for Developing Countries

  • Mr. Jeffrey Lewis, Director, Economic Policy and Debt Department, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), World Bank
  • Mr. Ellias Ngalande, Executive Director, Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute (MEFMI)
  • An Overview of Public Debt Management in Viet-Nam, Ms. NguyenThi Thanh Ha, Deputy General Director, Debt Management and External Finance Department, Ministry of Finance , the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam


DEBT CRISES: LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND THE PRESENT, AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Debt Resolution Mechanisms: Should there be a Statutory Mechanism for Resolving Debt Crises


DEBT MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Interactions between Government Domestic Borrowing Needs and the Corporate Sector

  • Mr. Ugo Panizza, Chief , Debt and Finance Analysis Unit, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD
  • Ms. Lilian Macharia, Principal Resource Mobilization Officer, African Development Bank
  • Government Blazing the Trail, Mr. Roberto Juanchito T. Dispo, President / Director, First Metro Investment Corporation, the Republic of the Philippines, and Mr. Roberto B. Tan, Treasurer of the Philippines, Bureau of the Treasury, Philippines
  • Mr. Michele Manna, Head, Public Debt Division, Operation Department, Central Bank of Italy, the Republic of Italy


Optimal Uses of Risk, Management Techniques

  • Mr. Phillip Anderson, Senior Manager Banking and Debt Department, World Bank Treasury
  • Risk Management of the Brazilian Public Debt, Mr. Luiz Fernando Alves, Head of Risk Management Unit Public Debt Strategic Planning Department, National Treasury, the Federative Republic of Brazil
  • Mr. Michael Papaioannou, Deputy Division Chief, Sovereign Asset and Liability Management Division. Monetary and Capital Department, International Monetary Fund


DEBT MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Debt Management Offices: New Developments and Challenges


Debt Management and Integrated Public Financial Management: Experiences and Implications for the Debt Manager?


MANAGING THE DEBT
Countries' Perspectives on Capacity Building Needs in Debt Management

  • Rwanda’s Perspective on Capacity Building Needs in Debt Management, Mr. Caleb Rwamuganza, Deputy Accountant General, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, the Republic of Rwanda
  • Bangladesh’s perspective on Capacity Building Needs in Debt Management, Part A and Part B, Mr. Nazmus Sakib, Joint Secretary, Finance Division, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • Mr. Jorge Amado, Director of Public Debt Management, National Bureau of Public Credit, Ministry of the Economy and Public Finance, the Argentine Republic


Capacity Building Needs in Debt Management: Responses from International Organisations