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DTSTART:20130411T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
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DTEND:20130411T150000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Promoting Economic Integration and Coo
 peration\, first session
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The current financial turmoil that has seriously affected devel
 oped countries has highlighted the need on the part of developing economie
 s to find new and independent sources of sustainable growth and developmen
 t. Increased trade and capital flows amongst these economies are one possi
 ble source. However\, while these flows have been on a strongly upward tre
 nd in recent years\, there still exist significant obstacles to their futu
 re expansion\, most notably in the form of infrastructure gaps.\n\nInfrast
 ructure development\, particularly at the regional level\, has the power t
 o foster intraregional trade\, thereby creating regional markets and in th
 e process helping to accelerate growth and reduce poverty. Together with e
 xpanded demand\, it is also conducive to diversification\, regional econom
 ic convergence and reduced inequality. Yet promoting regional infrastructu
 re is a multifaceted task and typically requires large-scale funding invol
 ving complex financial engineering\, an appropriate regulatory framework a
 nd above all human\, technical and institutional capacities for successful
  outcomes.\n\nThis expert group meeting will explore the role of different
  partnerships initiatives and cooperation mechanisms in supporting infrast
 ructure development to promote economic integration among developing count
 ries. Representatives of both the public and private sectors are expected 
 to bring to the expert meeting their own perspectives and to highlight spe
 cific issues in connection with their particular areas of expertise\, help
 ing us move closer to a more rounded view of the challenges facing cross-b
 order infrastructure development.\n\nThe main objectives of this expert me
 eting are to:\n\n\nExamine the different initiatives and mechanisms in sup
 port of regional infrastructure projects for sustainable growth and develo
 pment.\nIdentify the key factors behind successful experiences\, and the m
 ain causes of disappointing results\; this will help inform policy and\, h
 opefully\, lead to more positive outcomes.\nFactor out the key constraints
  facing different categories of developing countries and discuss the role 
 that more resourceful developing countries can play at the regional level.
 \nShare and discuss experiences and lessons in promoting regional integrat
 ion through regional infrastructure development.\n\n\nThe meeting will be 
 structured around three sessions:\n\nThe opening session will examine the 
 links between infrastructure and development\, focusing on the effects of 
 infrastructure provision on growth\, poverty and inequality.\n\nThe second
  session will assess the role of different partnership initiatives and coo
 peration mechanisms in supporting infrastructure development to promote ec
 onomic integration among developing countries. The experts will focus in p
 articular on three specific mechanisms that have informed the discussions 
 of development cooperation in this area: privatization\, public-private pa
 rtnerships and financing from regional development banks.\n\nThe third and
  final session will discuss the impact on development of trade facilitatio
 n and logistics and assess the policy challenges involved and the potentia
 l role of development cooperation.\n\nInput from experts\n\nExperts nomina
 ted by member States are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately 
 5–12 pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers will
  be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they a
 re received.\n\nThey should be submitted to the UNCTAD secretariat in adva
 nce of the meeting\, and addressed to Piergiuseppe Fortunato\, fax: +41 22
  917 0050 e-mail: Piergiuseppe.Fortunato@unctad.org.\nmailto:Piergiuseppe.
 Fortunato@unctad.org\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee
 ting/multi-year-expert-meeting-promoting-economic-integration-and-cooperat
 ion-first-session
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DTSTART:20130412T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20130412T150000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Multi-year Expert Meeting on Promoting Economic Integration and Coo
 peration\, first session
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The current financial turmoil that has seriously affected devel
 oped countries has highlighted the need on the part of developing economie
 s to find new and independent sources of sustainable growth and developmen
 t. Increased trade and capital flows amongst these economies are one possi
 ble source. However\, while these flows have been on a strongly upward tre
 nd in recent years\, there still exist significant obstacles to their futu
 re expansion\, most notably in the form of infrastructure gaps.\n\nInfrast
 ructure development\, particularly at the regional level\, has the power t
 o foster intraregional trade\, thereby creating regional markets and in th
 e process helping to accelerate growth and reduce poverty. Together with e
 xpanded demand\, it is also conducive to diversification\, regional econom
 ic convergence and reduced inequality. Yet promoting regional infrastructu
 re is a multifaceted task and typically requires large-scale funding invol
 ving complex financial engineering\, an appropriate regulatory framework a
 nd above all human\, technical and institutional capacities for successful
  outcomes.\n\nThis expert group meeting will explore the role of different
  partnerships initiatives and cooperation mechanisms in supporting infrast
 ructure development to promote economic integration among developing count
 ries. Representatives of both the public and private sectors are expected 
 to bring to the expert meeting their own perspectives and to highlight spe
 cific issues in connection with their particular areas of expertise\, help
 ing us move closer to a more rounded view of the challenges facing cross-b
 order infrastructure development.\n\nThe main objectives of this expert me
 eting are to:\n\n\nExamine the different initiatives and mechanisms in sup
 port of regional infrastructure projects for sustainable growth and develo
 pment.\nIdentify the key factors behind successful experiences\, and the m
 ain causes of disappointing results\; this will help inform policy and\, h
 opefully\, lead to more positive outcomes.\nFactor out the key constraints
  facing different categories of developing countries and discuss the role 
 that more resourceful developing countries can play at the regional level.
 \nShare and discuss experiences and lessons in promoting regional integrat
 ion through regional infrastructure development.\n\n\nThe meeting will be 
 structured around three sessions:\n\nThe opening session will examine the 
 links between infrastructure and development\, focusing on the effects of 
 infrastructure provision on growth\, poverty and inequality.\n\nThe second
  session will assess the role of different partnership initiatives and coo
 peration mechanisms in supporting infrastructure development to promote ec
 onomic integration among developing countries. The experts will focus in p
 articular on three specific mechanisms that have informed the discussions 
 of development cooperation in this area: privatization\, public-private pa
 rtnerships and financing from regional development banks.\n\nThe third and
  final session will discuss the impact on development of trade facilitatio
 n and logistics and assess the policy challenges involved and the potentia
 l role of development cooperation.\n\nInput from experts\n\nExperts nomina
 ted by member States are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately 
 5–12 pages) as contributions to the work of the meeting. The papers will
  be made available at the meeting in the form and language in which they a
 re received.\n\nThey should be submitted to the UNCTAD secretariat in adva
 nce of the meeting\, and addressed to Piergiuseppe Fortunato\, fax: +41 22
  917 0050 e-mail: Piergiuseppe.Fortunato@unctad.org.\nmailto:Piergiuseppe.
 Fortunato@unctad.org\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/mee
 ting/multi-year-expert-meeting-promoting-economic-integration-and-cooperat
 ion-first-session
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