Workshop
Development of Large-Scale infrastructure for Growth
and Poverty Reduction
Thursday,
25 September 2003
AGENDA
| Co-chairs | ||
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| Morning | ||
| 8.15-8.30 | Registration of participants | |
| 8.30-8.50 | Opening remark and Introduction to the workshop | Dr.
Cao Viet Sinh, Director General MPI Mr. Mitsuru Kitano, Minister of Embassy of Japan Mr. Martin Rama, Lead Economist WB |
| 8.50-9.20 | Linking Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction - Large-Scale Infrastructure in the Context of Vietnam's CPRGS | Professor Izumi Ohno, GRIPS Japan |
| 9.20-9.50 | An Empirical Assessment of the Public Investment Program 1996-2000 | Mr.
Theo Ib Larsen, Economist, WB Mr. Martin Rama, Lead Economist, WB |
| 9.50-10.10 | Coffee break | |
| 10.10-10.30 | Comments | Dr.
Vo Tri Thanh, Central Institute for Economic Management, Dr. Dang Duc Dam, Prime Minister's Research Group |
| 10.30-10.45 | Open discussion | |
| 10.45-11.15 | Impact Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Projects in Northern Vietnam | Mr. Hisaaki Mitsui, JBIC |
| 11.15-11.45 | Study of Road Network Impacts on the Poor Lunch | Mr.
Simon Lucas, DFID Mr. Nguyen Quang Khai, consultant |
| Afternoon | ||
| 13.30-13.50 | My Thuan bridge study, preliminary findings | Mr.
Paul Kelly, AusAID Mr. Tran Vo Hung Son, HCMC University of Economics, |
| 13.50-14.15 | Comments on the three studies | Mr.
Saimon Ellis, WB Dr. Nguyen Thang, Institute of Economics |
| 14.15-14.40 | Open discussion | |
| 14.40-15.00 | Coffee break | |
| 15.00-15.30 | Draft Chapter on Large-Scale Infrastructure of CPRGS | Professor
Nguyen Quang Thai, Mr. Dang Trong Thang, consultants of CPRGS IMWG |
| 15.30-15.50 | Comments | Mr.
Hiroshi Suzuki, JBIC Mr. Alessandro Pio ADB Dr. Pham Lan Huong CIEM |
| 15.50-16.20 | Open discussion | |
| 16.20-16.30 | Closing remark | Chairmen |