RIEB Seminar
Kobe Roundtable on Latin American Politics in Development
Featuring IDB 2007 Report:
"Living with Debt: How to Limit the Risks of Sovereign Debt"


(Jointly supported by Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS),
Inter-American Development Bank Office in Asia,
Latin American Economy Research Group and Latin America Seminar)
Date & Time : Monday, May 14, 2007; 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Venue : Conference Room, GSICS Building, 1st Floor, Kobe University
Language : English (No translation available)

1:30 - 1:35 Welcome Remarks: Professor Motoki TAKAHASHI (Dean, GSICS, Kobe University)
1:35 - 1:40 Opening Remarks: Mr. Takeo SHIKADO (Representative, IDB Office in Asia)

Session 1. IDB’s 2007 IPES Report: "Living with Debt: How to Limit the Risks of Sovereign Debt"
Moderator: Mr. Takeo SHIKADO (Representative, IDB Office in Asia)
1:40 - 1:45 Introduction to the IDB’s IPES Series
Dr. Fausto MEDINA-LOPEZ (Deputy Representative, IDB Office in Asia)
1:45 - 2:30 Keynote Presentation: Dr. Ugo PANIZZA (Research Coordinator of the IDB 2007 IPES Report, Debt and Development Finance Branch, UNCTAD)
2:30 - 3:10 Discussion: Professor Shoji NISHIJIMA (RIEB, Kobe University)
       Professor Naoko SHINKAI (Graduate School of International Development,
       Nagoya University)
3:10 - 3:40 Open Discussion
3:40 - 3:50 Coffee break

Session 2. Latin American Political Economy of Debt
Moderator: Professor Junichi GOTO (Director, RIEB, Kobe University)
3:50 - 4:20 Public Debt Structure and Debt Management: A Comparison between Latin America and Asia
Presentation: Ms. Sayuri KUWABARA (Director, Latin America Department, Japan Center for International Finance)
4:20 - 4:40 Discussion: Professor Nobuaki HAMAGUCHI (RIEB, Kobe University)
       Dr. Ugo PANIZZA (UNCTAD)
4:40 - 5:20 Open Discussion
5:20 - 5:30 Adjournment Remarks: Professor Junichi GOTO (Kobe University)
5:30 ---> Reception: Restaurant SAKURA (on campus)

            The IDB IPES Report is available from http://www.iadb.org/res/ipes/2007/index.cfm

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