Borrow Without Sorrow: Prudent Debt Management in a Volatile Global Environment

May 22 2017 - May 23 2017

Vienna, Austria

The Forum will facilitate the discussion of issues in public debt management in a changing global environment, faced by developing countries. The Forum is targeted for policy-makers and government debt managers, international and regional technical assistance providers, representatives of civil society organizations, as well as bilateral donors and multilateral development banks.

DAY ONE May 22, 2017
8:00-8:45amRegistration (Venue)

8:45-9:15am

 

Introductions: (3 mins)-Abha Prasad, DMF Program Manager

Welcome Remarks: Mr. Carlos Felipe Jaramilo, Senior Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management global Practice, The World Bank

Opening Address: Mr. Harald Waiglein, Director General, MOF, Austria

9:15-10:45amPlenary Session 1: Global fiscal challenges and their impact on debt management decisions
10:45-11:15amCoffee Break 
11:15am-12:45pmPlenary Session 2: Prudent Debt Management in volatile economy- can it be achieved?

12:45-2:00 pm

 

Lunch (Hotel Zeitgeist, Vienna)

2:00 pm -3:00 pm

2:00-2:05 pm

2:05-2:30 pm

2:30-3:00 pm

Keynote Address

Introduction: Mr. Carlos Felipe Jaramilo, Senior Director, MFMGP, World Bank

Keynote Address: Prof. Carmen Reinhart

Q/A and Closing Remarks by Mr. Carlos Felipe Jaramilo

3:00-4:30pmBreakout Session 1: Managing Fiscal Risks from Contingent Liabilities– the role of the debt managers
3:00-4:30 pmBreak-out Session 2: Debt Management and Monetary Policy Objectives:  what do we need to know?
4:30-4:45 pmCoffee Break
4:45 – 6:15 pmPlenary Session 3: Domestic Debt Markets –Broadening the Investor base
6:45 – 8:15 pmReception    (Hotel Zeitgeist, Vienna)

DAY TWO May 23, 2017
8:45- 9:45amSpecial Session: 2016 Review of the Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries (LIC-DSF)
9:45-11:00amPlenary Session 4: DMF Results
11:00-11:15amCoffee Break
11:15am-12:45 pmBreakout Session 3: Governance reforms in debt management – what has been achieved?
11:15am-12:45 pmBreak-out Session 4:  Cash Management tools and the role of debt managers
12:45-2:00 pmLunch (Hotel Zeitgeist, Vienna)
2:00-3:00 pmSpecial Session: Climate Action Peer Exchange (CAPE) Event
3:00-3:30 pmCoffee
3:30 – 5:00 pmBreakout Session 5: Debt for Nature
3:30 – 5:00 pm Breakout Session 6: Innovative Approaches in Sovereign Sukuk Issuance
5:00-5:30 PmClosing: Ms. Paloma Anos Casero, Director, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice and [TBC]