Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre
Seminar on Technical Assistance in Economic and Financial Management
November
18-19, 1999
Reserve Bank of Fiji Building; Tower 11 Conference Room
DRAFT AGENDA
Thursday, November 18, 1999
| 8:30 - 9:10 AM | Tower 7 of Reserve Bank Building: Registration of participants and visit of new location of PFTAC |
| 9:10 - 9:20 AM | Welcome by UNDP Resident Representative |
| 9:20 - 9:30 AM | Welcome by Project Coordinator |
| 9:30 - 11:30 AM | Session I: Public Financial Management |
| Chair: |
Ms. Margaret Callan; Director, Policy and Management Reform Section, South Pacific Branch, AusAID |
| Speaker: 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Mr. Brian Thornton; Public Financial Management Advisor, PFTAC (January 1997-July 1999) |
| Discussants:
10:00 - 10:45 AM |
Mr. Solomone Kotobalavu; Deputy Secretary of Finance; Fiji IslandsProfessor Jim McMaster; Director, Pacific Institute for Management & Development, University of the South PacificMr. Jeffrey Wilfred, Director General, Ministry for Finance and Economic Management, Vanuatu Mr. Mose Saitala, Programme Manager, Governance Project, UNDP, Suva, Fiji Islands |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Tea/Coffee |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM |
Open floor discussion |
| 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Session II: Tax Administration and Policy |
| Chair: | H.E. Mr.Enele Sopoaga ; High Commissioner, High Commission of Tuvalu, Tuvalu |
| Speaker:
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Mr. Colin Walker; Tax Administration and Policy Advisor, PFTAC |
| Discussants:
12:00 - 12:45 PM |
Mr.
S. T. Mailekai; Chief Executive, Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority,
Fiji Islands Mr. C.J. (Stan) Vandersyp, Director, Development and Economic Policy Division, Forum Secretariat, Suva, Fiji Islands Mr. Tupuariki Araiti: Deputy Financial Secretary, Cook Islands |
| 12:45 - 2:00 PM | Luncheon hosted by the International Monetary Fund |
| 2:00 - 2:30 PM | Open floor discussion |
| 2:30 - 3:45 PM | Session III: Banking Regulation and Supervision |
| Chair: | Mr. Kunio Saito; Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Tokyo |
| Speaker: 2:30 - 2:45 PM | Mr. Alan Gee; Banking Regulation and Supervision Advisor, PFTAC |
| Discussants:
2:45 - 3:15 PM |
Mr.
Eugene Zhukov; Financial Sector Specialist, Asian Development Bank Mr. Kolone Vaai; Chairman, Board of Governors, Central Bank of Samoa Mr. Semesa Ducivaki, Secretary to the Bank, Reserve Bank of Fiji |
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3:15 - 3:45 PM |
Open floor discussion |
| 3:45 - 4:00 PM | Tea/Coffee |
| 4:00 - 5:15 PM |
Session IV: Statistics |
| Chair: | Mr. Tupuariki Araiti: Deputy Financial Secretary, Cook Islands |
| Speaker: 4:00 - 4:15 PM |
Mr. Howard Murad: Statistics Advisor, PFTAC (June 1997-June 1999) |
| Discussants:
4:15 - 4:45 PM |
Mr.
Tiimi Kaiekieki; Senior Economist, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning,
Kiribati Mr. Frank Hegerty, Team Leader, Institutional Strengthening Project, Bureau of Statistics, Fiji Islands Mr. Martin Hunt, Chief Statistician, Nauru |
| 4:45 - 5:15 PM | Open floor discussion |
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Friday,
November 19, 1999
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| Seminar
(continued) 8:30 - 10:00 AM |
Session V: PFTAC's Role in the Region |
| Chair | Mr. Gordon Shroff; Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand |
| Speaker: 8:30 - 8:45 AM |
Mr.
Klaus-Walter Riechel, Project Coordinator, PFTAC Executive Summary |
| Discussants:
8:45 - 9:30 AM |
Mr.
Kolone Vaai; Chairman, Board of Governors, Central Bank of Samoa Mr. Garry Wiseman; SURF Coordinator, Sub-Regional Resource Facilities, UNDP, Suva, Fiji Islands Mr. John Davidson; Counsellor (Development Cooperation), Australian High Commission, Suva, Fiji Islands |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Open floor discussion |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Tea/Coffee |