2019 Steering Committee Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Presentaitons

 

(1) 2019 Meeting Minutes

(2) Meeting Agenda and Presentations

7:30 – 7:45   Departure from Stanley Hotel  Transportation arrangements will be confirmed at the Welcome Reception,   otherwise, please be in the Stanley Hotel Lobby by 7:30a.m.
8:30 – 8:35    Prayer  Mr. Josaia Nakete
  - PFTAC
8:35-8:40    Introduction  SC Chair - Governor Loi Bakani (Governor, Bank of Papua New Guinea)
8:40-9:00   Welcome Remarks

 Guest of Honor

 Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Hon. Charles Abel, MP.
09:00-9:45   Group Photo & Morning Break  Concurrent Press Conference
9:45-9:50   Overview of the SC Agenda - Day 1  SC Chair - Governor Loi Bakani
9:50-10:15   Overview of the Macroeconomic context  Mr. Jonathon Ostry (Deputy Director, IMF Asia Pacific Department)
10:15-10:30   Development Partner Comments

 Senior Donor Officials
  1.   Australian Representative
  2.   New Zealand Representative
10.30-11:15

  PFTAC FY2019 Overview

  • Overall performance in FY2019
  Mr. David Kloeden (PFTAC Coordinator)
11:15-12:30

 

  Short Presentations by Program of FY19 activities,  developments and outcomes:

  Moderated by: Mr. David Kloeden
 Ms. Iris Claus - Macroeconomic Programming Advisor
 Ms. Celeste Kubasta - PFM Advisor
 Mr. Georg Eysselein - Revenue Advisor
 Mr. Benjamin Stefanou - Financial Supervision Advisor
 Mr. Martin Scheiblecker - Real Sector Statistics Advisor
  • Questions & Answers
  Using "Slido" on-line Q&A application
12:30-2:00   Lunch  Prearranged or Ad Hoc Bilateral Meetings
2:00-2:15

  Financial Report

  • Update on Fund-Raising & Member Dues Projected FY2019 Budget Outurn Proposed FY2020 Budget

 Mr. Constantin von Alvernsleben

  • Global Partnership Division, IMF Institute for Capacity Development (ICD)
2:15-2:45

  PFTAC FY2020 Draft Work Program

  • Overview of proposed work program & budget
  Mr. David Kloeden (PFTAC Coordinator)
2:45-3:30   Short Presentations by Program of Proposed FY20 activities and focus  Moderated by David Kloeden
 Ms. Iris Claus - Macroeconomic Programming Advisor
 Ms Celeste Kubasta - PFMAdvisor
 Mr. Georg Eysselein - Revenue Advisor
 Mr. Benjamin Stefanou - Financial Sector Supervision Advisor
 Mr. Marcus Scheiblecker - Real Sector Statistics Advisor
  • Questions & Answers
  Using "Slido" on-line Q&A Application
    Endorsement of FY20 Workplans and Budget
3:30-4:00 Afternoon Tea & Coffee
4:00-4:45   Revenue Administration & Policy Developments
  1. Update on Revenue Reforms in the Pacific
  2. Scaling of the Revenue Program
  Moderated by Mr. Georg Eysselein, Revenue Advisor
 Panelists:Dr. Alois Daton, Acting Commissioner - PNG Internal Revenue   Commission
 Ms. Pauline Bre - Deputy Commissioner, PNG IRC
 Mr. Andrew Minto, IMF Resident Tax Advisor, IRC
 Mr. Joseph Dokekana, Comptroller Inland Revenue Department, Solomon Islands
 Ms. Koni Ravono, Head of PITAA Secretariat
 Mr. Charles Jenkins, Senior Economist, Revenue Administration Division, IMF     Fiscal Affairs Department
4:45-5:00   Summing Up of Day 1  SC Chair - Governor Loi Bakani (Governor Bank of PNG)
5:00-6:00   Bilateral Meetings as Required  At APC Haus meeting venue
  or Souvernir/artifact Shopping Opportunity  Vendors in proximity of APEC House
8:30-8:35   Overview of Steering Committee Day 2 Agenda   SC Chair - Governor Loi Bakani (Governor Bank of PNG)
8:35-8:45   Development Partner Comments
  1.   Ms. Marga Peeters - European Union
  2.   Mr. David Hill - Asian Development Bank
  3.   Mr. Robert Utz - World Bank
   Senior Donor Officials
8:45-9:30   Financial Sector Supervision TA Developments 
   Innovative, Strategic, Durable, Efficient		   Moderator: Mr. Benjamin Stefanou, - FSS Advisor
  Assistant Governor BPNG, Ellison Pidk
  Commissioner, Palau Financial Institution, Semdiu Decherong
  Video tape of RMI Banking Commissioner, Sultan Korean
  Audio Connection, IMF/MCM, Hee-Kyong Chon
9:30-9:45

  PFTAC Public Financial Management Program 

  Where to Next?

  Mr. David Kloeden

   PFTAC Coordinator
9:45-11:00

  PFM Breakout Session

  1. Results Based Management Framework- Mr. Richard Neves
  2. Results Based Management Framework - Ms. Celeste Kubasta
   Moderated by: Mr. Richard Neves - PFM Advisor
  SC participants divided into 5 groups

  Instructions for Consideration by 5 groups

   Facilitated by:
  Groups break-out for approx 30 minutes   Ms. Iris Claus, Ms. Celeste Kubasta
  Break Out Groups report back   and Mr. David Kloeden and Mr. Scott Roger
11:00-11:30 Morning Tea Break
11:30-11:45   PFM - Development in PNG   Senior PNG Ministry of Finance Official/s (tbc)
   State of PFM developments in PNG
11:45-12:00   PFM - Climate Finance   Mr. Palu Aholotu, PFM and Climate Finance Expert, GIZ financed PIFS Project
  PFM readiness and accountability to access climate    financing
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:15   Panel discussion: Research, policy and data   Panelists: Boniface Api, Bank of PNG
  Research, Policy and Data/Knowledge Presentation
  How to support research   Jacinta Hesaie, IMF Res. Rep Office, Fiji
  Moderator: Dr. Pramendra Sharma, Griffith University, Brisbane   Vitarina Takana, Central Bank of Solomon Islands
2:15-3:00 Afternoon Tea Break
3:00-4:00   Strategic PFTAC Issues

  Mr. David Kloeden/Mr. von Alvernsleben 

  (PFTAC Coordinator/ICDGP)
  PFTAC Evaluation & Future Directions
  Closing the Funding Gap/Contingencies
  Future of the Govt. Finance Statistics Program
4:00-4:15   Remaining items   Mr. David Kloeden (PFTAC Coordinator)   
  Next SC meeting and other issues
  4:15-4:30   Closing Comments    SC Chair - Governor Loi Bakani (Bank of PNG)
7:00-9:00   Dinner Reception (Hosted by Bank PNG)   Hilton Hotel (Transport departs Stanley Hotel at 6:45pm)