May 20-21, 2008
Venue: Golden Dragon Hotel, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Sponsored By: Centre for International Governance and Innovation, CASE-Kyrgyzstan and New Rules for Global Finance
Financial Support: Open Society Institutes’ Central Asia Program
Meeting Agenda
May 20, 2008
Welcome Dinner
Time: 7:00 p.m.
May 21, 2008
9:00 - 9:30: Introductions and Welcome Address
Introduction of Participants
Djoomart Otorbaev, Review of the Agenda:
Jo Marie Griesgraber, Purpose of Regional Meetings [Powerpoint Presentation]
Roman Mogilevsky, Logistics
9:30 - 11:00 IMF and Central Asia
Chairperson: Djoomart Otorbaev
- What kinds of monetary cooperation are preferred by states in Central Asia?
- Does membership of the IMF matter to countries in the region?
- How has the IMF’s relationship with the region evolved and what are regional perceptions of the IMF today?
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee-break
12:00 - 14:00 IMF Functions and Required Change in the IMF Governance
Chairperson: Marek Dabrowski
- What role is there for multilateral lending and conditionality? How should existing lending facilities in the IMF be modified, and new ones created?
- What is the role for regional institutions? What links should they have with the IMF?
- Are there areas in which the IMF could be a provider of technical advice?
- What (if anything) would need to change in the governance or work of the IMF for it to be a trusted multilateral agency in the region?
14:00 -15:00 Lunch
15:00 Wrap up, Summary and Recommendations
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