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Agenda
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New Independent States
On September 14-16, 1998, CIPE and the Economic Development
Institute of the World Bank co-sponsored a region-wide NIS
Conference in Moscow, Russia, entitled "Seven Years After
the Break-up: A Regional Conference for the New Independent
States." Business associations and think tanks throughout
the NIS gathered to examine how far their countries have come
in the transition to market-based democracies, and how to
overcome the obstacles that remain along that path. While
the first two days were devoted to key economic reform issues,
the third day consisted of a workshop for building the capabilities
of think tanks. Sixty-one representatives from fifteen countries
(twelve NIS countries) participated in the Conference. In
addition to formal presentations, they had the opportunity
to meet informally and build networks for the common goals
of advancing economic reform.
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Introduction to the conference
Video provided by Factory of Information Technology, CIPE
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John Bohn
What conditions do lenders and investors seek in countries
where they potentially would invest? John Bohn, Managing
Director of Burson-Marsteller's Sovereign Financial
Communications Program and former President of Moody's
Investors Service, speaks to representatives of eleven
NIS countries about what does and does not work for
a country to gain investment. Mr. Bohn explores such
issues as the proper role of government and a country's
attitude towards business.
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John Sullivan
John Sullivan has been a part of CIPE since its establishment
in 1983. He has played a key role in many of the hundreds
of projects that CIPE has undertaken all over the world.
In his speech, "Engines for Promoting Economic and Democratic
Reform," Dr. Sullivan gives examples from Latin America,
Asia, and their region, the NIS, of the impact that business
associations and think tanks have made in promoting democratic
and economic reform.
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Bernardo Villegas
Bernardo Villegas gives his perspective of the Asian
crisis and suggests lessons that the NIS can learn from
it. Observing that human beings constitute any country's
greatest resource, he declares that there is always hope
so long as there are human beings in the country. Dr.Villegas
is Dean of the School of Economics of the University of
Asia and the Pacific in Manila, the Philippines. He often
advises government officials on many policy issues and
has recently been asked by President Estrada to help promote
the Philippines among local and foreign investors.
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Marek Dabrowski and Bernardo Villegas
Marek Dabrowski, Chairman of the Center for Social and
Economic Research in Poland, and Bernardo Villegas, Dean
of the University of Asia and Pacific (formerly the Center
for Research and Communication) in the Philippines, describe
the creation, goals, and projects of their research organizations.
They presented these "case studies" to the representatives
of NIS think tanks who participated in the day three seminar.
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Andrei Illarionov
Andrei Illarionov is one of Russia's leading economists
and the Director of Moscow's Institute of Economic Analysis.
He has played a key role in advising earlier reform-oriented
governments in matters relating to economic policy and
was one of the few economists who argued for an early
devaluation of the ruble to forestall the kinds of economic
consequences that the August devaluation entailed. In
his Conference speech, Dr. Illarionov analyzes who bears
responsibility for the Russian financial crisis, as well
as what should be done now and in the future to avoid
repeating mistakes.
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Alexander Chesnokov
A key economic issue for any country in transition is
taxation policy. Alexander Chesnokov, Vice President of
the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
(RCCI), discusses Russia's taxation policy in this conference
speech. RCCI is Russia's leading business association,
providing entrepreneurial services to its members and
serving as a voice of business on many topics, including
taxation.
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