2nd Bank of Greece Workshop on Economies of Eastern European & Mediterranean Countries
06/05/2011 (Workshops)
Bank of Greece
2nd Bank of Greece Workshop on Economies of
Eastern European & Mediterranean Countries
Introduction
The Bank of Greece has taken numerous initiatives aiming at following and analysing economic developments in Eastern European and Mediterranean countries. Among its various initiatives is to host annual workshops, which seek to look deeper into different issues that constitute a matter of concern for the particular economies.
The 2nd annual Workshop, “Post-crisis Challenges for the Economies of SEE”, is organized by the Analysis of Economic Developments in Eastern European and Mediterranean Countries Section of Bank of Greece and will be held on 6 May 2011 at the Bank of Greece, 21 E. Venizelos Avenue, 102 50 Athens, Greece.
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Objectives
The objective of the Workshop is to study the challenges imposed by the global economic and financial crisis on the economies of the region, particularly with respect to macroeconomic policy and growth prospects. The main objective of the Workshop is the following:
- To present the challenges that the economies of the region are facing in order to achieve the goal of sustainable growth. To reveal the importance of consistent macroeconomic policies (e.g. fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policies) and sound banking sector.
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Participants
The participants of the 2nd annual Workshop will be representatives of Central Banks and international organizations.
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Documents
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Speakers - Presentations
Christos Papazoglou, Bank of Greece
Background presentation - Pre-crisis lessons and post-crisis challenges for the economies of SEE
SESSION 1
Zsolt Darvas, Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory (Bruegel), Institute of Economics of HAS and Associate Professor of Corvinus University of Budapest
Re - establishing growth after the crisis
Carsten Detken, European Central Bank
The importance of enhancing the soundness and liquidity of the banking sector in order to cope with the new fundamentals and preserve the stability of the financial system.
Theodoros Papaspyrou, Bank of Greece
Economic governance in EMU: Recent reforms and their significance for existing and prospective member states.
SESSION 2
Vasilios Manesiotis, Bank of Greece
The root-causes of the Greek sovereign debt crisis
Kristina Karagyozova-Markova, Bulgarian National Bank
Bulgarian economy: Weathering the current crisis and outlook
Tomo Vujovic, National Bank of Serbia
Post-crisis Challenges for the Serbian Economy
Huseyin Zafer, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
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Contact Information
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