NEW UPDATE: IMF & World Bank Spring Meetings, Upcoming Events

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IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings: Upcoming Events

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Dear Hazel,

 

New Rules for Global Finance invites you to attend the session “The Financial Stability Board: Views from Insiders and from Campaigners” at the upcoming IMF-World Bank 2013 Spring Meetings. More information about this event is below as well as information on other events New Rules is coordinating or co-hosting. Please feel free to share this announcement with your friends and colleagues. 

 

For up to date information on the events below, please visit the Civil Society Policy Forum website.

 

Sincerely,

 

Nathan Coplin

New Rules for Global Finance

 

The Financial Stability Board: 

Views from Insiders and from Campaigners

 

 

The objective of this event will be to bring together the FSB secretariat staff, government representatives, think-tanks and non-governmental organizations to discuss the major challenges in global financial reform and its relationship with development goals.  In addition, this event will examine the functions and responsibilities of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and its Regional Consultative Groups (RCG). 

 

Where: IMF-World Bank HQ, Room No. MC C1 – 200

When:  Saturday, April 20, 2013

Time:    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

 

 

Country Representatives:

Mr. Turalay Kenc, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

H.E. Dr. Hasan, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Jordan

Grant Spencer, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Mr. Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Mr. Vardan Aramyan, Deputy Minister of Finance, Armenia

 

Panelists:

Michael Taylor, FSB Secretariat Staff

Lori Wallach, Director, Global Trade Watch, Public Citizen

 

Chair:

Jo Marie Griesgraber, Executive Director, New Rules for Global Finance

  

 

 

Dissecting the IMF-FSB Early Warning Exercise

 

Given its systemically sensitive nature, little is known of the processes and outputs of the exercise. This session is meant to dissect the FSB and the early warning exercise, discuss with CSOs the challenges inherent in the process, highlight areas of concern, and seek CSO feedback on proposed recommendations to streamline and improve the efficacy of the exercise. 

 

 

Dr. Bessma Momani (Chair) 

Dustyn Lanz, Skyler Brooks, Warren Clarke, and Michael Cockburn (Panellists)

Jo Marie Griesgraber (Discussant)

 

Where:  IMF – World Bank HQ, Room MC C1- 200

When:    Friday, April 19

Time:     11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

 

 

IFIs and Aid Coordination in Burma’s Economic Transition

New Rules for Global Finance is co-hosting with BICUSA and it’s partners, US Campaign for Burma, the Paung Ku Project, International Finance Corporation, IFI Watch Myanmar and the World Bank.

 

Where:  IMF – World Bank HQ, Room No. MC C1 – 200

When:    Thursday, April 18

Time:     2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 

 

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