BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4cac573d5e5 DTSTART:20220706T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220706T150000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Sharing lessons and policy experiences for mobilising financial res ources for development in the time of crisis CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has created a series of simultaneous and reinforcing shocks that has exposed and exacerbated economic\, financial a nd debt vulnerabilities of low- and middle-income developing countries (LI Cs and MICs). In response to the needs of these countries\, UNCTAD in par tnership with ECA\, ECLAC and ESCAP\, has undertaken the Development Accou nt (DA) project Response and Recovery: Mobilising financial resources for development in the time of Covid-19. The project provided a number of rese arch papers and policy tools to strengthen the capacity of LICs and MICs f rom Africa\, Asia-Pacific\, and Latin America and the Caribbean to: (1) di agnose their macro-financial\, fiscal\, external financial and debt fragil ities in the global context\, and (2) design appropriate and innovative po licy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic leading toward recoveries aligned with the achievement of the SDGs. \n\nPurpose and objectives of the Meeti ng\n\nThe key objectives and expected outcomes of the event are the follow ing:\n\n\nTo discuss policy options and recommendations to respond to and recover from external shocks\, including the COVID-19 pandemic\nTo demonst rate key policy tools and research findings of the project\nTo open a dial ogue among policy makers and experts from different regions to share their experiences and learnings.\n \n\n\n                                                                                                                         Pr ogramme\n\nJuly 6\, 2022\n\nDay 1 (Morning\, Central European Time)\n\n10: 00–11:00      Policy options and responses to the crisis: what do developing countries need?\n\n\nWelcome Address (Moderator) - Mr. Richard Kozul-Wright\, Director\, Division on Globalization and Development Strat egies\, UNCTAD (10 mins)\nKeynote address: Ambassador HE Mr. Khalil-ur-Ra hman Hashmi\, Islamic Republic of Pakistan (15 mins)\nPresentation of key findings and policy recommendations from the DA Covid-19 project - Ms. P enelope Hawkins\, Project Leader and Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Deb t and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD (10 mins)\nReflections of Success from Project managers of ESCAP Mr. Shuvojit Banerjee\, ECA Mr. Hopestone Chavula\, ECLAC\, Mr. Esteban Perez (25 mins)\n\n\n11.00- 11.15       Break\n\n11.15- 12.30     Roundtable discussion and sharing of co untry experiences on response to and recovery from the pandemic – Modera ted by Ms. Stephanie Blankenburg\, Head\, Debt and Development Finance Br anch\n\n\nAmbassador H.E Mrs Gothami Silva\, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka\nMs. Attiya Waris\, Independent Expert on Foreign Debt at Un ited Nations on human rights impact\nProfessor Alemayehu Geda\, University of Addis Ababa\, author of Macroeconomic and social impact of COVID-19 on Kenya\nMs. Valeria Esquivel\, Employment Policies and Gender Specialist\, International Labour Organization (ILO)\n\n\n \n\nDay 1 (Afternoon\, Cen tral European Time) \n\nPolicy tools to help developing countries ensure d ebt sustainability in time of crisis\n\n14:30–15:40       Panel di scussion on the role of soft law and the Principles of Responsible Soverei gn Lending and Borrowing \n\n\n(Moderator) Ms. Penelope Hawkins\, Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Debt and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD \nSe tting the scene – The importance of Soft-Law in developing countries\,  Ms. Stephanie Blankenburg Head\, Debt and Development Finance Branch (10 m inutes)\nPresentation on the Principles of Responsible Sovereign and Borro wing by Ms. Yuefen Li\, Senior Advisor\, South-South Centre (15 mins)\nP resentation on the application of the Principles in two Asian-Pacific coun tries by Mr. Geoff Dubrow (15 mins)\nDiscussion from two policy-makers o n the role of the PRSLB in developing countries:  Mr. Jacob Mkandawire\, Bank of Zambia and former Director of the Investment and Debt Management Department at the Zambian Ministry of Finance\, and MP Hon Wong Chen\, Mem ber of Special Select Committee on Finance and Economy\, Parliament of Mal aysia (10 mins each)\n\n\n15.40 – 15.55    Break\n\n15.55 – 17:00     Panel discussion on Sustainable Development Finance Assessment \n\n\n (Moderator) Ms. Daniela Prates\, Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Debt a nd Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD\nSetting the scene – Ms. Penelope Hawkins (10 mins)\nPresentation on “The UNCTAD Sustainable Development F inance Assessment: theoretical framework and possible applications” by M r. Gustavo Bhering\, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ\, Brazil) \, and Mr. Carlos Schönerwald\, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do S ul (UFRGS\, Brazil) (15 mins)\nPresentation on SDFA Policy makers dashboar d using the cases of Sri Lanka and Indonesia by Mr. Keith Lockwood (15 mi ns)\nMr. Nelson Barbosa\, Professor at FGV and former Finance Minister\, B razil (10 mins)\n\n\n \n\nJuly 7\, 2022\n\nDay 2 (Morning\, Central Europ ean Time)\n\nResource mobilization and fiscal policy packages to help deve loping countries recover from the crisis\n\n10: 00–11:00      Panel discussion on policy options and fiscal recovery in Asia\n\n\n(Moderator and scene setter)- Mr. Shuvojit Banerjee\, Economic Affairs Officer\, ESC AP (10 mins)\nPresentation on the study of Assessing Policy Options and Fi scal Recovery Packages in Mr. Sajid Amin\, Deputy Executive Director\, Su stainable Development Policy Institute\, Pakistan (25 mins)\nDiscussion by Mr. M Ali Kemal\, Economic Policy Advisor\, SDG Support Unit\, Ministry of Planning Development and Reform (25 mins)\n\n\n11.00- 11.15      B reak\n\n11.15- 12.15      Panel discussion on domestic revenue mobili zation for sustainable development in Africa \n\n\n(Moderator)- Mr. Hope stone Chavula\, Economic Affairs Officer\, ECA (5 mins)\nPresentation on “Domestic Revenue Mobilization for Sustainable Development in Africa: An analytical framework on direct tax policy for African countries” by Mr.  Hopestone Chavula (20 mins)\nPresentation of findings from Kenya by Prof Nelson Wawire\, Kenyatta University\, Nairobi (15 mins)\nPresentation of findings from Zambia by Mr. Shebo Nalishebo (15 mins)\nDiscussion by Mr.  Francis Kairu\, Tax Justice Network Africa (15 mins)\n\n\n12.15 -12.30       Q&\;A                                                                                           \n\n \n\nDay 2 (Afternoon \, Central European Time) \n\nFinancial tools and innovative instruments t o help developing countries build resilience against external shocks\n\n14 :30–15:30        Panel discussion on financial tools (FCIs\, GFSN Tracker)\n\n\n(Moderator) Ms. Daniela Prates\, Senior Economic Affairs O fficer\, Debt and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD (5 mins)\nPresentation on New Generation Financial Conditions Indicator by Guillaume Blanc\, Pa trick Kaczmarczyk\, Consultants and Rachid Bouhia\, Economic Affairs Offic er\, UNCTAD (30 mins)\nPresentation on the Shortcomings of the Global Fin ancial Safety Net for low- and middle-income countries\, Ms. Laurissa Mueh lich\, Free University Berlin (15 mins)\nDiscussion by Ms. Cornelia Kald ewei\, UNDESA (10 mins)\n\n\n15.30 – 15.45    Break\n\n15.45 – 16.5 0    Panel discussion on capital flow regulations and macroprudential r egulations\n\n\n(Moderator) Mr. Esteban Perez\, Senior Economic Affairs O fficer\, ECLAC (5 mins)\nPresentation on “Developing capital controls an d macroprudential regulations: proposals for the post-covid 19 era”\, Mr . Martín Abeles\, ECLAC (15 mins)\nPresentation on “The role of Credit Rating Agencies and innovative financing instruments”\, Susan Schroeder \, University of Sydney and Esteban Perez\, ECLAC (15 mins)\nDiscussion by Ms. Jayati Ghosh\, University of Massachusetts\, Amherst (10 mins)\nDisc ussion by Mr. Horacio Agirre\, Central Bank of Argentina (10 mins)\n\n\n16 .50 – 17.00    Closing session Ms. Penelope Hawkins Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Debt and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD\nhttps://mobi lizingdevfinance.org/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me eting/sharing-lessons-and-policy-experiences-mobilising-financial-resource s-development-time DTSTAMP:20260707T073551Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4cac573d622 DTSTART:20220707T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220707T150000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Sharing lessons and policy experiences for mobilising financial res ources for development in the time of crisis CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has created a series of simultaneous and reinforcing shocks that has exposed and exacerbated economic\, financial a nd debt vulnerabilities of low- and middle-income developing countries (LI Cs and MICs). In response to the needs of these countries\, UNCTAD in par tnership with ECA\, ECLAC and ESCAP\, has undertaken the Development Accou nt (DA) project Response and Recovery: Mobilising financial resources for development in the time of Covid-19. The project provided a number of rese arch papers and policy tools to strengthen the capacity of LICs and MICs f rom Africa\, Asia-Pacific\, and Latin America and the Caribbean to: (1) di agnose their macro-financial\, fiscal\, external financial and debt fragil ities in the global context\, and (2) design appropriate and innovative po licy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic leading toward recoveries aligned with the achievement of the SDGs. \n\nPurpose and objectives of the Meeti ng\n\nThe key objectives and expected outcomes of the event are the follow ing:\n\n\nTo discuss policy options and recommendations to respond to and recover from external shocks\, including the COVID-19 pandemic\nTo demonst rate key policy tools and research findings of the project\nTo open a dial ogue among policy makers and experts from different regions to share their experiences and learnings.\n \n\n\n                                                                                                                         Pr ogramme\n\nJuly 6\, 2022\n\nDay 1 (Morning\, Central European Time)\n\n10: 00–11:00      Policy options and responses to the crisis: what do developing countries need?\n\n\nWelcome Address (Moderator) - Mr. Richard Kozul-Wright\, Director\, Division on Globalization and Development Strat egies\, UNCTAD (10 mins)\nKeynote address: Ambassador HE Mr. Khalil-ur-Ra hman Hashmi\, Islamic Republic of Pakistan (15 mins)\nPresentation of key findings and policy recommendations from the DA Covid-19 project - Ms. P enelope Hawkins\, Project Leader and Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Deb t and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD (10 mins)\nReflections of Success from Project managers of ESCAP Mr. Shuvojit Banerjee\, ECA Mr. Hopestone Chavula\, ECLAC\, Mr. Esteban Perez (25 mins)\n\n\n11.00- 11.15       Break\n\n11.15- 12.30     Roundtable discussion and sharing of co untry experiences on response to and recovery from the pandemic – Modera ted by Ms. Stephanie Blankenburg\, Head\, Debt and Development Finance Br anch\n\n\nAmbassador H.E Mrs Gothami Silva\, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka\nMs. Attiya Waris\, Independent Expert on Foreign Debt at Un ited Nations on human rights impact\nProfessor Alemayehu Geda\, University of Addis Ababa\, author of Macroeconomic and social impact of COVID-19 on Kenya\nMs. Valeria Esquivel\, Employment Policies and Gender Specialist\, International Labour Organization (ILO)\n\n\n \n\nDay 1 (Afternoon\, Cen tral European Time) \n\nPolicy tools to help developing countries ensure d ebt sustainability in time of crisis\n\n14:30–15:40       Panel di scussion on the role of soft law and the Principles of Responsible Soverei gn Lending and Borrowing \n\n\n(Moderator) Ms. Penelope Hawkins\, Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Debt and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD \nSe tting the scene – The importance of Soft-Law in developing countries\,  Ms. Stephanie Blankenburg Head\, Debt and Development Finance Branch (10 m inutes)\nPresentation on the Principles of Responsible Sovereign and Borro wing by Ms. Yuefen Li\, Senior Advisor\, South-South Centre (15 mins)\nP resentation on the application of the Principles in two Asian-Pacific coun tries by Mr. Geoff Dubrow (15 mins)\nDiscussion from two policy-makers o n the role of the PRSLB in developing countries:  Mr. Jacob Mkandawire\, Bank of Zambia and former Director of the Investment and Debt Management Department at the Zambian Ministry of Finance\, and MP Hon Wong Chen\, Mem ber of Special Select Committee on Finance and Economy\, Parliament of Mal aysia (10 mins each)\n\n\n15.40 – 15.55    Break\n\n15.55 – 17:00     Panel discussion on Sustainable Development Finance Assessment \n\n\n (Moderator) Ms. Daniela Prates\, Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Debt a nd Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD\nSetting the scene – Ms. Penelope Hawkins (10 mins)\nPresentation on “The UNCTAD Sustainable Development F inance Assessment: theoretical framework and possible applications” by M r. Gustavo Bhering\, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ\, Brazil) \, and Mr. Carlos Schönerwald\, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do S ul (UFRGS\, Brazil) (15 mins)\nPresentation on SDFA Policy makers dashboar d using the cases of Sri Lanka and Indonesia by Mr. Keith Lockwood (15 mi ns)\nMr. Nelson Barbosa\, Professor at FGV and former Finance Minister\, B razil (10 mins)\n\n\n \n\nJuly 7\, 2022\n\nDay 2 (Morning\, Central Europ ean Time)\n\nResource mobilization and fiscal policy packages to help deve loping countries recover from the crisis\n\n10: 00–11:00      Panel discussion on policy options and fiscal recovery in Asia\n\n\n(Moderator and scene setter)- Mr. Shuvojit Banerjee\, Economic Affairs Officer\, ESC AP (10 mins)\nPresentation on the study of Assessing Policy Options and Fi scal Recovery Packages in Mr. Sajid Amin\, Deputy Executive Director\, Su stainable Development Policy Institute\, Pakistan (25 mins)\nDiscussion by Mr. M Ali Kemal\, Economic Policy Advisor\, SDG Support Unit\, Ministry of Planning Development and Reform (25 mins)\n\n\n11.00- 11.15      B reak\n\n11.15- 12.15      Panel discussion on domestic revenue mobili zation for sustainable development in Africa \n\n\n(Moderator)- Mr. Hope stone Chavula\, Economic Affairs Officer\, ECA (5 mins)\nPresentation on “Domestic Revenue Mobilization for Sustainable Development in Africa: An analytical framework on direct tax policy for African countries” by Mr.  Hopestone Chavula (20 mins)\nPresentation of findings from Kenya by Prof Nelson Wawire\, Kenyatta University\, Nairobi (15 mins)\nPresentation of findings from Zambia by Mr. Shebo Nalishebo (15 mins)\nDiscussion by Mr.  Francis Kairu\, Tax Justice Network Africa (15 mins)\n\n\n12.15 -12.30       Q&\;A                                                                                           \n\n \n\nDay 2 (Afternoon \, Central European Time) \n\nFinancial tools and innovative instruments t o help developing countries build resilience against external shocks\n\n14 :30–15:30        Panel discussion on financial tools (FCIs\, GFSN Tracker)\n\n\n(Moderator) Ms. Daniela Prates\, Senior Economic Affairs O fficer\, Debt and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD (5 mins)\nPresentation on New Generation Financial Conditions Indicator by Guillaume Blanc\, Pa trick Kaczmarczyk\, Consultants and Rachid Bouhia\, Economic Affairs Offic er\, UNCTAD (30 mins)\nPresentation on the Shortcomings of the Global Fin ancial Safety Net for low- and middle-income countries\, Ms. Laurissa Mueh lich\, Free University Berlin (15 mins)\nDiscussion by Ms. Cornelia Kald ewei\, UNDESA (10 mins)\n\n\n15.30 – 15.45    Break\n\n15.45 – 16.5 0    Panel discussion on capital flow regulations and macroprudential r egulations\n\n\n(Moderator) Mr. Esteban Perez\, Senior Economic Affairs O fficer\, ECLAC (5 mins)\nPresentation on “Developing capital controls an d macroprudential regulations: proposals for the post-covid 19 era”\, Mr . Martín Abeles\, ECLAC (15 mins)\nPresentation on “The role of Credit Rating Agencies and innovative financing instruments”\, Susan Schroeder \, University of Sydney and Esteban Perez\, ECLAC (15 mins)\nDiscussion by Ms. Jayati Ghosh\, University of Massachusetts\, Amherst (10 mins)\nDisc ussion by Mr. Horacio Agirre\, Central Bank of Argentina (10 mins)\n\n\n16 .50 – 17.00    Closing session Ms. Penelope Hawkins Senior Economic Affairs Officer\, Debt and Development Finance Branch/UNCTAD\nhttps://mobi lizingdevfinance.org/\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/me eting/sharing-lessons-and-policy-experiences-mobilising-financial-resource s-development-time DTSTAMP:20260707T073551Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR