27/01/17
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Opening remarks |
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| Mr. Rimantas Šadžius, Minister of Finance, Lithuania Key note speech by Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-president of the European Commission |
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First session: The Baltics: Where do we stand? |
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| Chaired by Patrick D'Souza, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Directorate for Economic and Financial Affairs | |
| Presenter | Mr. Karsten Staehr, professor of international and public finance, Tallinn University of Technology "Economic Growth and Convergence in the Baltic States: Caught in a Middle Income Trap? (218 kB)  "
Overview of the growth and convergence processes in the Baltic States in 1995-2014 |
| Discussants | Mr. Karsten Staehr
Ms. Ingrida Šimonytė, Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania Mr. Andris Strazds, Advisor, Bank of Latvia Mr. Märten Ross, Ministry of Finance, Estonia |
Second session: New euro area members: reform requirements, implementation and social justice |
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| Chaired by Patrick D'Souza, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Directorate for Economic and Financial Affairs | |
| Speaker | Mr. Ivan Mikloš, Minister of Finance of Slovakia (2002–2006 and 2010–2012): "What reforms are required for sustainable convergence?(257 kB) "
Mr. Christian Bodewig, World Bank, Program Leader, Central Europe and the Baltic Countries. "Aligning structural reforms with social justice – is it possible? |
Panel discussion: Key challenges and required policy steps |
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| Discussants | Mr. Ivan Mikloš
Mr. Christian Bodewig Mr. A. Rimkūnas, Vice-Minister of Finance, Lithuania Mr. James Roaf (361 kB) , Senior Regional Resident Representative, IMF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe |
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Closing remarks |
| Patrick D'Souza, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Directorate for Economic and Financial Affairs |
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