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1 Workshop on Macroeconomic Modelling in Asia and the Pacific 8 10 December 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Tentative Programme Day 1 Tuesday, 8 December 2015 (Venue: Meeting Room A, UNCC) Registration Session 1: Opening Welcome remarks Mr. Aynul Hasan, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division (MPDD), ESCAP Setting the stage and overview Mr. Sudip Ranjan Basu, Economic Affairs Officer, MPDD, ESCAP Session 2: Country presentation Bangladesh Mr. Mohammad Altaf Ul Alam, Deputy Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Secretariat Mr. Md. Mahbubul Alam Siddiquee, Senior Assistant Chief, General Economic Division, Planning Commission Bhutan Mr. Lekey Wangdi, Research Officer, GNH Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan Mr. Karma Lhendup, Senior Statistical Officer, National Accounts and Pricing Division, National Statistics Bureau Mr. Rinzin Dorji, Senior Planning Officer, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Finance Discussion Session 3: Country presentation (cont.) Cambodia Mr. Cheng Savuth, Budget Execution Analyst, General Department of National Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance Mr. Senh Senghor, Team Leader of Revenue Planning, General Department of Taxation, Ministry of Economy and Finance Mr. Kim Veara, Economic Researcher and Lecturer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport China Ms. Yanqun Zhang, Professor, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Discussion
2 Georgia Mr. Giorgi Barbakadze, Head of Macroeconomics and Statistics Department, National Bank of Georgia Mr. Zviad Zedginidze, Head of Macroeconomic Research Division, National Bank of Georgia India Mr. Rangareddy Bhanumurthy Nagupudi, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Discussion Session 4: Country presentation (cont.) Indonesia Mr. Ginanjar Wibowo, Analyst, State Budget Policy Centre, Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance Mr. Ardi Sugiyarto, Analyst, Centre for State Revenue Policy, Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance Iran Ms. Yekta Ashrafi, General Director of Economic Information and Secretary of Green Economy, Ministry of Economy Affairs and Finance Mr. Emadaldin Sakhaei, Deputy of General Manager of Economic Modeling and Economic Information Management Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance Discussion Japan Mr. Masanori Umeda, Researcher, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office Mr. Satoshi Tada, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Thailand Kazakhstan Mr. Olzhas Tuleuov, Analyst, The Research and Strategic Analysis Department, The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan Discussion Session 5: Country presentation (cont.) Lao PDR Mr. Sthabandith Insisienmay, Deputy Director General, National Economic Research Institute, Ministry of Planning and Investment Ms. Latdavanh Songvilay, Acting Director of Economic Modeling Division, National Economic Research Institute, Ministry of Planning and Investment Maldives Mr. Ahmed Saruvash Adam, National Consultant for Development
3 Policies, Ministry of Finance and Treasury Discussion Nepal Mr. Lal Shanker Ghimire, Joint Secretary, National Planning Commission Secretariat Mr. Suman Raj Arya, Deputy Director General, Central Bureau of Statistics Mr. Rabi Shanker Sainju, Programme Director, National Planning Commission Secretariat Pakistan Ms. Mahjabeen Cheema, Assistant Chief (Macroeconomics Section), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform Ms. Zaira Najam, Research Officer, Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform Discussion Day 2 Wednesday, 9 December 2015 (Venue: Meeting Room A, UNCC) Recap from Day 1 Session 6: Country presentation (cont.) Papua New Guinea Ms. Magdelyn Kuari, Acting Assistant Secretary Forecasting Branch, Department of Treasury Philippines Ms. Rowena Sta. Clara, Chief Statistics Division, Fiscal Policy and Planning Office, Department of Finance Ms. Ira Cambri Camarao, Economist, Department of Finance Mr. Lester Jeff Pawid, Economist, Department of Finance Discussion Tajikistan Mr. Khurshed Ismatulloev, Head of Research and Modelling Division, Monetary Policy Department, National Bank of Tajikistan Thailand Ms. Wiparat Panpiemras, Director of Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting Division, Bureau of Macroeconomic Policy, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance Mr. Panundorn Aruneeniramarn, Economist at Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting Division, Bureau of Macroeconomic Policy, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance Mr. Issara Wongwiwat, Policy and Plan Analyst, Macroeconomic Strategy and Planning Office, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Ms. Arnunchanog Sakondhavat, Policy and plan analyst, Macroeconomic Strategy and Planning Office, Office of the
4 National Economic and Social Development Board Discussion Session 7: Country presentation (cont.) Wrap up session of country presentations Session 8: Special presentation Overview of SDG indicators Ms. Margarita Guerrero, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP Discussion Session 9: Special presentation (cont.) Modelling SDGs: a Computational General Equilibrium approach Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asia Network of Economic Modellers Discussion Macroeconomic environment-economic modelling Mr. Heinz Schandl, Senior Science Leader, CSIRO Land and Water Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra Mr. David Newth, CSIRO Discussion Session 10: Way forward Discussion on key action points: 1. Network of exports and information sharing; 2. Regional plan for SDG modelling; 3. Next workshop; and 4. Any other matters Day 3 Thursday, 10 December 2015 (Venue: Learning Room 6 Learning Centre, UNCC) Recap from Day 2 Session 11: Training Preparing macroeconomic models Ms. Yanqun Zhang, Professor, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Session 12: Training (cont.) Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) Database management
5 Mr. Juan Victor Pizarro Rios, International consultant Discussion Session 13: Training (cont.) Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) Session 14: Training (cont.) Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) Session 15: Closing Closing session
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