2005 Small States Forum

In conjunction with the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, the 2005 Small States Forum took place in Washington, DC on Saturday September 24, 2005, from 14:00-18:00 at the World Bank's headquarters. The full transcript of the Forum proceedings is available in English. The World Bank also produced a Feature Story on the Forum.

Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, chaired the 2005 Forum on behalf of the Caribbean region. The discussion centered on a review of the small states agenda, which was documented in a report Toward an Outward-Oriented Development Strategy for Small States: Issues, Opportunities, and Resilience Building, by Lino Briguglio, Bishnodat Persaud, and Richard Stern. The Forum considered, in addition, the role of disaster insurance, based on a paper prepared for the Forum by Sir John Vereker, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda. Participants also discussed ways to improve access to relevant policy-making and regulatory expertise, stimulated by a presentation by Malta of a proposal to establish a small states network. A summary of discussion is available in English.

2005 Forum Documents:
Provisional Agenda: English, Portuguese, French, Spanish
Review of the Small States Agenda
Presentation by Richard Stern
Full Document (August 8, 2005) (PDF 266KB)
Executive Summary (August 8, 2005) (PDF 19KB)
Résumé analytique (le 8 août, 2005) (PDF 36KB)
Resumo Executivo (8 de Agosto de 2005) (PDF 35KB),
Resumen (8 de agosto de 2005)(PDF 50KB)
Consultation Draft (June 8, 2005)
The Role of Insurance in Managing Recovery from Disaster in Small States (PDF 87K)
Small States Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, Draft Concept Note (PDF 94K)
Proposal for the Establishment of a Small States Network (PDF 66K)
Countries Invited to the 2005 Small States Forum
List of Participants
Photographs from the 2005 Small States Forum
Contact: Teona Jangveladze, (1) 202-458-2626, tjangveladze@worldbank.org

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