The Annual Bank Conference on Development E conomics (ABCDE) 2007 took place in Bled, Slovenia, on May 17-18, 2007. The conference was co-organized by the World Bank and the Government of Slovenia.
The conference had as the overarching topic 'Private Sector and Development' and it featured research papers on the following sub-topics, as well as working sessions:
1. Financial Inclusion
2.The business climate
3. The provision of public services by non-state actors: health, education, environment/water.
The conference also featured parallel sessions (workshops/ roundtables) related to the overarching theme of the conference and other issues relevant for international development.
News and announcements
ABCDE 2008 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, in June 2008.
Interested parallel session organizers are invited to present full proposals by October 22, 2007. Read more...
Watch Conference Videos online!
Plenary and parallel session papers presented during ABCDE Slovenia are available online!
Read the wrap-up story of ABCDE Slovenia!
View the ABCDE Slovenia photo gallery! (website of the Ministry of Finance of Slovenia)
Read the News Release after the first day of the conference!
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