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Mr.
Ján KUBIŠ - Opening statement |
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Programme: Economic Development in the ECE region |
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Powerpoint Presentation
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| Opening Session - General Economic Situation in Europe |
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| Mr. Marek Belka - The impact and challenges of the
current financial and economic crisis |
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| Mr. Jean-Daniel Gerber - The financial
crisis: the response of Switzerland |
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| Mr. Alexander Yakovenko - The role of the ECE in
addressing the economic challenges in the wider European region |
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| Panel One |
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| Mr. Michael Roberts - The importance of AfT for low-income
countries (and donors!) within the UNECE region |
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| Mr. Ľubomír Jahnátek - The importance of energy security |
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| Mrs. Tatyana Starchenko - The Economic integration in
the wider Europe |
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| Mr. Tair Mansurov - The Euro-Asian transport links |
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| Ms. Etelka Barsi-Pataky - The importance of pan-
European and transcontinental transport inter-connectivity – UNECE as the gateway between the
EU and non-EU countries |
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| Mr. Philippe Meunier - The Energy interconnections and water management in Central
Asia |
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| Mr. Gary Litman - The U.S. private sector perspectives on investment in and trade with Russia, CIS and
Central Asia |
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| Mr. Sigurd Heiberg - The Global energy reserves and the need for establishing a compatible standard for
measuring energy reserves and resources (UNFC) |
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| Panel Two |
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| Mr. Augusto Lopez-Claros -
Creating growing knowledge-based innovative economies in the wider European region |
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| Mrs. Marina Kaljurand - The knowledge-based economy as a way forward |
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| Mr. Antonio Erario - The Innovation challenges in
transport and benefits from Intelligent Transport Systems – ITS applications in helping ECE
economies to integrate more fully and become globally competitive. |
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| Mr. Sergey Mostinsky - The role of innovation in economic competitiveness and
diversification -- the challenges of economic cooperation and integration and the impact of the
current financial crisis on innovative development. |
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| Mr. Malcolm McKinnon - Eliminating paper and simplifying procedures |
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| Mr. Steve Williams - Reforming real estate markets for financial stability |
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| Panel Three |
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| Ms. Kori Udovicki - An overview of the situation of poverty and the status of the MDGs in the region and how
the financial/economic crisis is impacting progress |
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| Mr. Fredrik Arthur - The implications of the financial crisis on gender equality and development
cooperation |
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| Mr. Marin Anton - The global safety crisis and the MDGs |
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| Mr. Fatmir Besimi - The impact of the financial crisis in a small and open economy on labour markets |
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| Mr. Bernd Marin - Addressing aging and the need for pension reform |
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| Mr. Hussein Abaza - Creating a green
economy and achieving MDG 7 on ensuring environmental sustainability |
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