IMF Conference
Global Financial Markets Confront the War in the Middle East and Amplification Risks
May 5, 2017 — Livingstone, Zambia
| Friday, May 5 | |
| 9:00–9:30am | Registration and Coffee |
| 9:30–10:15am |
Opening Remarks
Felix Mutati (Minister of Finance, Zambia) |
| 10:15am–12:15pm |
Session I. Recent Experiences with Capital Flows in Low-Income Countries
This session will discuss the recent trends and behavior of capital flows to low-income countries in the current juncture of weakened external economic conditions. How does experience differ according to country characteristics? How are policymakers responding in these challenging circumstances? |
| 12:15pm–2:15pm |
Lunch |
| 2:15pm–4:15 pm |
Session II. Managing Capital Flows in a Globalized World: Policy Challenges
This session will discuss the policy tools that can be deployed to manage the challenges posed by capital flows: macroeconomic policies; macro-prudential policy; and capital controls. How effective are the various tools? Should the policy toolkit in low-income countries be calibrated differently from emerging market economies? |
| 4:15pm–4:45 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:45pm–6:45 pm |
Panel Discussion. Capital Flows: Lessons from ExperienceModerator: John O’Sullivan (Economics Editor, The Economist) Keynote Speech: Paul Krugman (CUNY) |30 minutes| Panelist 1: Antoinette Monsio Sayeh (Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD); Former Director, African Department, IMF; and Former Minister of Finance, Liberia) |
| 6:45 pm–7:00 pm |
Concluding RemarksAbebe Selassie (Director, African Department, IMF) |
| 7:30pm | Reception and Dinner |
