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| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 25 OCTOBER 2001 | |
| 14:00 | WELCOME BUFFET |
| 15:30 | OPENING OF THE FORUM |
| • Philippe Maystadt, President of the EIB • Didier Reynders, Minister of Finance, Belgium |
|
| 16:00 | SESSION I : The Barcelona Process - achievements, prospects and priorities for economic action [Subjects for discussion] |
| Speakers: • Kemal Dervis, Minister of Economic Affairs, Turkey • Ahmed Mahrous El Dersh, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Egypt • Fathi Merdassi, Minister of International Cooperation and Foreign Investment, Tunisia |
|
| COFFEE BREAK | |
| • Laurent Fabius, Minister of Finance, France • Fathallah Oualalou, Minister of Finance, Economy, Privatisation and Tourism, Morocco • Miquel Nadal Segalá, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Spain Chairman of the session: Francis Mayer, Vice-President of the EIB |
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| 19:00 | ADJOURN |
| 20:15 | FORUM DINNER Welcome address: • Philippe Maystadt Guest speaker: • Predrag Matvejevitch, author and writer, Vice-Chairman of the Pen Club International, London and President of the Foundation “Laboratorio Mediterraneo”, Naples. |
| 26 OCTOBER 2001 | |
| 09:00 | SESSION II : Investment and Finance |
| Introduction by: • Prof. Giuliano Amato, European University Institute, Florence, Italy • Pedro Solbes Mira, EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs |
|
| 09:40 | SUB-SESSION 1 : What bottlenecks are affecting economic development? [Subjects for discussion] |
| Speakers: • François Perigot, Honorary President of the Union of Industrial & Employers Confederation of Europe • Ahmed Lahlimi, Minister delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of General Affairs of the Government, Morocco • Henri Proglio, CEO of Vivendi-Environment, France • Fernando Gutiérrez de Vera, General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of the Dragados Group, Spain • Lord Jacob Rothschild, J Rothschild Capital Ltd, United Kingdom Chairman of the session: Ewald Nowotny, Vice-President of the EIB |
|
| 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30 | SUB-SESSION 2 : How to Finance Development [Subjects for discussion] |
| Speakers: • Pierluigi Ciocca, Vice-Director General of the Bank of Italy, Italy • Brahim Benjelloun, Secretary General, Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur, Morocco • Yavuz Canevi, Chairman of the Executive Board of Turkish Economy Bank (TEB), Turkey • Ahmed Abdelkefi, President of Tuninvest Finance Group, Tunisia • Jean-Louis Biancarelli, Director General for Lending Operations outside the EU, EIB Chairman of the session: Alfred Steinherr, Chief Economist, EIB |
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| CONCLUSIONS • Massimo Ponzellini, Vice-President of the EIB |
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| 13:30 | CLOSING OF THE FORUM • Vito Tanzi, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance, replacing Giulio Tremonti, Italian Minister of Finance and EIB Governor for Italy |
| 14:00 | LUNCH |
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