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) 0830 0900 Registration Session 1: Opening 0900 0910 Welcome remarks Mr. Aynul Hasan, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division (MPDD), ESCAP 0910 0940 Setting the stage and overview Mr. Sudip Ranjan Basu, Economic Affairs Officer, MPDD, ESCAP Session 2: Country presentation 0940 1000 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 1000 1020 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 1020 1030 Discussion Session 3: Country presentation (cont.) 1040 1100 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 1100 1120 China Ms. Yanqun Zhang, Professor, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 1120 1130 Discussion
1130 1150 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 1150 1210 India Mr. Rangareddy Bhanumurthy Nagupudi, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy 1210 1220 Discussion Session 4: Country presentation (cont.) 1320 1340 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 1340 1400 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. 1400 1410 Discussion 1410 1430 Japan Mr. Masanori Umeda, Researcher, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office Mr. Satoshi Tada, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Thailand 1430 1450 Kazakhstan Mr. Olzhas Tuleuov, Analyst, The Research and Strategic Analysis Department, The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1450 1500 Discussion Session 5: Country presentation (cont.) 1510 1530 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 1530 1550 Maldives Mr. Ahmed Saruvash Adam, National Consultant for Development
Policies, Ministry of Finance and Treasury 1550 1600 Discussion 1600 1620 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 1620 1640 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 1640 1650 Discussion Day 2 Wednesday, 9 December 2015 (Venue: Meeting Room A, UNCC) 0830 0850 Recap from Day 1 Session 6: Country presentation (cont.) 0850 0910 Papua New Guinea Ms. Magdelyn Kuari, Acting Assistant Secretary Forecasting Branch, Department of Treasury 0910 0930 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 0930 0940 Discussion 0940 1000 Tajikistan Mr. Khurshed Ismatulloev, Head of Research and Modelling Division, Monetary Policy Department, National Bank of Tajikistan 1000 1020 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
National Economic and Social Development Board 1020 1030 Discussion Session 7: Country presentation (cont.) 1040 1130 Wrap up session of country presentations Session 8: Special presentation 1130 1200 Overview of SDG indicators Ms. Margarita Guerrero, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP 1200 1220 Discussion Session 9: Special presentation (cont.) 1320 1350 Modelling SDGs: a Computational General Equilibrium approach Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asia Network of Economic Modellers 1350 1410 Discussion 1410 1440 Macroeconomic environment-economic modelling Mr. Heinz Schandl, Senior Science Leader, CSIRO Land and Water Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra Mr. David Newth, CSIRO 1440 1500 Discussion Session 10: Way forward 1510 1700 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) 0830 0900 Recap from Day 2 Session 11: Training 0900 1030 Preparing macroeconomic models Ms. Yanqun Zhang, Professor, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Session 12: Training (cont.) 1040 1140 Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) 1140 1210 Database management
Mr. Juan Victor Pizarro Rios, International consultant 1210 1220 Discussion Session 13: Training (cont.) 1320 1500 Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) Session 14: Training (cont.) 1510 1610 Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) Session 15: Closing 1510 1700 Closing session