Available in: Монгол хэл Objectives: To aim of the conference is to engage well known policymakers from the rest of the world with those in Mongolia in finding ways to address Mongolia's development challenges. Venue: Grand Hall, State Palace, Ulaanbaatar Date/Time: 09:00-18:00, Tuesday, October 28, 2008 (Ulaanbaatar Time) Pre-conference press release - Policy Conference Highlights Mongolia’s Future
Press Release - The Global Financial Crisis: How to protect Mongolia?
Agenda Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Time | Event | 08:00 - 08:45 | Registration | 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome Remarks | | | Opening remark by Government of Mongolia (in Mongolian)
| 09:15 - 13:00 | Session I: Managing a Resource Rich Economy | 09:15 - 09:45 | "Mongolia's vision for development" | | | President of Mongolia N. Enkhbayar | 09:45 - 11:20 | "Sparse, mineral rich and remote: What options for Mongolia?" | | | Justin Lin, Chief Economist, World Bank [Bio] [speech] | | | Commentators: O. Chuluunbat, Member of Parliament D. Zorigt, Minister of Minerals and Energy S. Oyun, Member of Parliament
| | | Q&A session (in Mongolian) | 11:20 - 11:40 | Coffee break | 11:40 - 12:50 | "Managing resource rents: lessons from near and far" | | | Richard Pomfret, Professor, University of Adelaide [Bio] [Background note] | | | Commentators: Z. Enkhbold, Member of Parliament Mandar Jayawant, Dy. Country Director, ADB | | | Q&A session (in Mongolian) | 12:50 - 14:30 | Break | 14:30 - 17:30 | Session II: Mongolia's Next Stage of Growth | 14:30 - 16:00 | " Russia's experience: A critical view, and what are some lessons for Mongolia's development?" | | | Egor Gaydar, Former Prime Minister of Russia, Director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition [Bio in Russian]
| | | Commentators: B. Batbayar (Baabar), Columnist Prof. Khaschuluun, School of Economics, NUM | | | Q&A session (in Mongolian) | 16:00 - 16:20 | Coffee break | 16:20 - 17:30 | Roundtable discussion on managing inflation & growth | | | Genevieve F. Boyreau, Country Economist, The World Bank | | | Panelists: S. Bayartsogt, Minister of Finance Ch. Khurelbaatar, Member of Parliament, Chairman of Standing Committee on Budget A. Batsukh, Governor, Bank of Mongolia Byung Jang, Resident Representative, IMF David Dollar, Country Director for China and Mongolia, WB | | | Q&A session (in Mongolian) | 17:30 - 18:00 | Closing Remark | | | First Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia N. Altankhuyag (in Mongolian) |
Background Material First draft of the Government Action Plan (in Mongolian)
Draft National Development Strategy
Government Action Plan - presentation
Mongolia Economic Brief - Oct 28, 2008
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