2016“Stronger Global Economic Growth: Policies, Drivers and Institutions”

【Feb 28, 2016】

China MOF Think Tank on International Economics, Shanghai Development Research Foundation (SDRF), Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee (RBWC) and China Center for International Economic Exchange (Shanghai) held the “Stronger Global Economic Growth: Policies, Drivers and Institutions” conference on Feb 28, 2016 in Shanghai.

 

AGENDA

28th of February , 2016

Beijing Ballroom, 2nd Floor, River Wing Building 

08:00 –08:30

Registration

08:30 –09:30

Opening Ceremony

Opening Remarks:

WANG Ronghua          Vice Chairman of SDRF

Marc Uzan                    Executive Director of RBWC

Keynote Speeches:

“Analysis on Chinese Economic Prospects in Medium and Long Term”

LIU Shijin                     Former Vice Minister,

                                       Development Research Center of the State Council

Change in China’s Foreign Policy and The Belt and Road Initiative

CHEN Wenling           Chief Economist of CCIEE

Moderator:

QIAO Yide                   Vice Chairman and Secretary General of SDRF

09:30 –11:15

Session 1: Macro-economic policies to support a strong global growth.

What are fundamental reasons for the global economy sliding into “mediocrity”?

What policies are needed to support a stronger global economy?

How these policies could be coordinated in a proper way to overcome occurred barriers?

Moderator:

ZHANG Wencai        Vice President of Asian Development Bank

09:30 –10:45

“Elusive Growth”

Catherine L.Mann

Chief Economist of OECD

“It’s the ‘Never Befores,’ Stupid”

Lawrence Goodman 

President, Center for Financial Stability

“Global Growth Challenges: Horses For Courses”

Paul Sheard        

Chief Economist, S&P

“The New Certainties and Uncertainties with the Global Growth in 2016”

QUAN Heng        

Deputy Director, Institute of Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

“Regional Economic Integration for Boosting Global Economic Growth”

Tatiana Valovaya    

Minister, Integration and Macroeconomics,

Eurasian Economic Commission

“Escaping the (non-existent) Middle Income Trap”

Erik Berglof        

Professor, LSE

Jean Pierre Landau  

Professor of Economics at Sciences Po (Paris)

10:45 –11:15

Discussion

Commentator:   

LIU Haiying   Research Fellow, SDRF

11:15 –11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 –13:00

Session 2: Prospects of China economy.

What are the major reasons of Chinese economy slowing down recently? Structural or cyclical?

What kinds of structural reform, fiscal and monetary policies are needed to prevent Chinese economy to slide further?

How should the other economies deal with this kind of the new normal of Chinese economy?

Moderator:

FEI Fangyu      Professor, China Academy of Financial Research,

                           Shanghai Jiao Tong University

11:30 –12:30

“China’s Macro Economic Situation and Policy”

YU Yongding       

Academician of CASS/Chairman of the Academic Committee of SDRF

“China’s Recent Developments and Challenges”

Bert Hofman       

World Bank, Country Director, China, Mongolia and Korea

“China' s Adjustment and Transition to the Modest Growth”

ZHANG Jun        

Dean, School of Economics, Fudan University

“The Economic Development of Emerging Economies: From China 's Perspective”

LIU Xinyi          

Vice Chairman/President, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co, Ltd

12:30 –13:00

Discussion:

Commentators:

ZHANG Liqing   Dean, School of Finance,

                              Central University of Finance and Economics

WEI Sen               Professor, Fudan University

13:00 –14:15

Lunch (Shanghai Ballroom, 2nd Floor, River Wing Building)

14:15 –15:45

Session 3: Investment in infrastructure and PPP.

Experiences have showed good infrastructures have been solid foundation for sustainable economic growth everywhere. Why sufficient investments in infrastructures hardly could be obtained both in developed and developing countries?

What kind of fiscal and monetary policies and measures are implemented to secure those investments in infrastructure which is a key driver for strong economic growth?

It is well recognized that PPP is a good tool for the purpose, but it is not easy for PPP to play a critical role. What difficulties and challenges could exist? How to overcome them?

Moderator:

LIU Haiying            Research Fellow, SDRF

14:15 –15:15

“The Role of Social Investment in the Global Economy”

Carlo Monticelli       

Vice-Governor for Financial StrategyEDB

Investing in European Competitiveness- the Role of the EIB

Debora Revoltella

Director,Economics Department, European Investment Bank

"Investment in Infrastructure and PPP in the Asia and Pacific Region: Experience of Asian Development Bank"

ZHANG Wencai       

Vice President of Asian Development Bank

Infrastructure Finance from Perspective of A Commercial Bank”

Ricahrd Chenga-Reddy 

Standard Chartered

15:15 –15:45

Discussion

Commentator :

FEI Fangyu      Professor, China Academy of Financial Research,

                           Shanghai Jiao Tong University

15:45 –16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 –17:30

Session 4: Roles of old and new MDBs and their cooperations.

Which roles could play by MDBs in providing funding and knowledge to investment in infrastructure?

What are meanings and implications of establishment of new MDBs?

What experiences and lessons could new MDBs learn from the exited MDBs? How do they coordinate to support investment in infrastructure in developing countries?

Moderator:

ZHANG Liqing   Dean, School of Finance,

                              Central University of Finance and Economics

16:00 –17:00

“MDBs’ Investment in infrastructure: Opportunities and Challenges”

ZHOU Qiangwu

Chief Executive, China MOF Think Tank on International Economics

PPPs and the MDB Response: the ‘New Collaborative Agenda’

Matthew Jordan-Tank  

Head of Infrastructure Policy and Project Preparation, EBRD

“MDB and Financial Cooperation of Investment in Infrastructure”

XU Mingqi           

Research Fellow, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

17:00 –17:30

Discussion

Commentator

SHI Liya                Executive Director, Shanghai Financial Society

17:30 –17:45

Closing Remarks:

ZHOU Qiangwu   Chief Executive,

  China MOF Think Tank on International Economics

Marc Uzan            Executive Director of RBWC

QIAO Yide            Vice Chairman and Secretary General of SDRF

    18:00

Meeting at the entrance of the River Wing Building and go out for dinner

 


 

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