IMF Conference
September 3-4, 2015
The forum, the fourth in the series, will bring together Caribbean finance ministers and central bank governors, donors, and representatives from international financial institutions to exchange views on solutions to key economic problems facing the region. It will be hosted by the International Monetary Fund, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
This year's forum will address three specific issues that are critical for growth: reducing energy costs, financing infrastructure, and improving access to credit for the productive sector.Please book mark this page and check regularly. We will update the content frequently as we move closer to the Conference day.
Wednesday, September 2: Evening |
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| 7:00 – 10:00 pm | Registration and Opening Reception |
Thursday, September 3: Morning |
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| 8:30 - 9:45 am | Opening Ceremony Welcome Remarks: Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Remarks: The Honourable Sir K. Dwight Venner, Governor, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Remarks: Dr. Warren Smith, President, Caribbean Development Bank Remarks: Jorge Familiar, Vice President for Latin America & the Caribbean Region, World Bank Official Opening: The Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis |
| 9:45 – 10:00 am | PHOTOS |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | PRESS DEPARTS; COFFEE |
| 10:15 am – 12:45 pm | SESSION I: Caribbean Economic Outlook |
Session Moderator: Sir K. Dwight Venner, Governor of the ECCB |
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Thursday, September 3: Afternoon |
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| 12:45 – 2:15 pm | LUNCH |
Keynote Address: Growth and Financial Markets: The Reality and Challenges by Min Zhu |
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| 2:15 pm – 3:35 pm | SESSION II: Meeting the Energy Challenge |
Session Moderator: Dr. Warren Smith, President, CDB |
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| 3:35 – 3:45 pm | COFFEE BREAK |
| 3:50 pm – 5:00 pm | SESSION II: Meeting the Energy Challenge (continuation) |
Session Moderator: Adrienne Cheasty, Deputy Director, WHD, IMF |
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Thursday, September 3: Evening |
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| 7:00 - 10:00 pm | RECEPTION at the Government House |
Friday, September 4: Morning |
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| 8:30 – 10:30 am | SESSION III: Banking Sector Issues |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Improving Access to Credit for the Productive Sector
Session Moderator: Governor Brian Wynter (Jamaica) |
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | Correspondence Banking issues
Session Moderator: Governor Gobind Ganga (Guyana) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | COFFEE |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | CLOSING SESSION: Reflections and Looking Ahead |
Session Moderator: Serge Dupont, Executive Director, IMF |
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| 12:30 – 12:45 pm | Closing Remarks: IMF and Government of St. Kitts and Nevis |
