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Report of
the Utstein Group Mission to the World Bank and IMF,
January 2001, to
Consider Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
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Annex 1
Annex
2: PROGRAMME
| Date
/ time |
Event
|
Venue
|
| Monday,
January 22 |
| PM |
Delegation
members arrive, no further programme |
Melrose
hotel
Tel: 955.6400 |
| Tuesday
January 23 (all meetings at Main Complex, 1818 H Street) |
| AM |
|
|
| 9.00
- 11.30 |
Delegation
meeting (Stevenson/Davidse present at start) |
MC-13-603 |
| 11.30
- 12.30 |
Meeting
with World Bank Human Development Network
Eduardo Doryan, (Vice
President)
Shanta Devarajan (Chief
Economist, HD)
Ruth Kagia, (Director
of Education and Sector Board Chair)
Steve Commins, (Social
Sector Specialist) |
MC
13-603 |
| Lunch |
Utstein
Delegation |
MC
buffet dining room Hosted by UK ED Office |
| 2.30
- 4.00 |
Stocktaking
with JIC:
- Kemal Dervis (Bank,
JIC co-chair, PREM Vice President)
- Masood Ahmed (IMF,
JIC co-chair, Deputy Director, PDR)
- [Hugh Bredenkamp/Brian
Ames (IMF)]
|
MC-13-603 |
| 4.15
- 5/ 5.30 |
Discussion
of Governance and Trade aspects of Poverty Reduction
- Cheryl Gray (Director
of Public Sector, PREM),
- Uri Dadush (Director
of Trade, PREM/DECRG)
- Bernard Hoekman
(Manager, DECRG)
- Ataman Aksoy (Economic
Adviser, DECPG)
- Richard Newfarmer
(Economic Adviser, DECPG)
|
MC-13-603
|
| Parallel
meeting 4.30 - 5.00 |
Meeting with DG Operations, Bob Picciotto |
MC-13-433 |
| 5.30pm
to 6pm |
Meeting
with Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF |
Room
12 - 300F |
| Wednesday
January 24 |
| AM |
|
|
| 9.00
- 10.00 |
African
WB EDs, Bassary Toure (Mali)
- Paulo Gomes (Guinea
Bissau)
- Richard Kaijuka
(Uganda)
|
MC-13-433 |
| 10
- 10.45 |
World
Bank Poverty Board |
MC-4-301 |
| 11
- 12.30 |
Mieko
Nishimizu (Vice President, South Asia) |
MC-13-414
|
| Lunch
1 pm 2 pm |
With
President Wolfensohn |
President’s
dining room
MC-C-1 |
| PM |
|
|
| 2.30
- 3.30 |
John
Underwood, Director Operations |
MC-13-433 |
| 4
- 4.30 |
Pablo
Guerrero, CDF Secretariat
DEC / WDR Attacking
Poverty:
Nick Stern (Senior
Vice President and Chief Economist)
Jo Ritzen (Vice President,
DEC) |
MC-4-301
|
| Thursday
January 25 |
| AM |
|
|
| 9.30
to 10.30 |
Overview
meeting Africa region with Alan Gelb, (Chief Economist), Ted Ahlers (Director)
and Sudhir Shetty (lead economist) |
MC-13-603
|
| 9.30
- 1 |
Country
meetings
(split meetings, see
attached sub-programme) |
MC
13-603/433 |
|
Parallel 9 to 10 |
Discussion
of debt sustainability
- Geoff Lamb (Director,
Resource Mobilization Department)
- Amedee Prouvost
(Manager, FRM)
- Axel van Trotsenburg
( HIPC Unit, WB)
- Richard Harmsen
(HIPC Unit, IMF)
|
MC 13-130 |
| Lunch
|
No
engagement |
|
| PM |
|
|
| 2.00-2.45 |
Michael
Klein, director Private Sector Development |
MC
13-603 |
| 3.00
- 4.00 |
Discussion
of Gender aspects of poverty reduction
Karen Mason (Director,
Gender, PREM)
Discussion of Social
Development, Environmental and Participatory Aspects of Poverty Reduction
with ESSD
Steen Jorgenson (Director,
Social Development)
Magdolna Lovei (Senior
Environmental Economist)
Rebert Thompson (Director
Rural Development)
Julia Bucknall (Senior
Environmental Specialist)
Parmesh Shah (Coordinator,
Participation) |
MC
13-603 |
| 5.30
|
Meeting
with WBI
Ishac Diwan, Moira
Hart-Poliquin, John Peter Ennis, Kazuki Itaya |
MC
13-603 |
| Evening
|
Dinner
meeting on reporting? |
|
| Friday
January 26 |
| 9:00
to 10.30 |
Discussion
with IMF Africa Area Department staff on PRSP experience to date |
IMF
8-117 |
|
11.00 - 12.00 |
USAID |
MC 13-603 |
| 11.30 |
Meeting
Sean Conlin with IMF Institute |
1875
I Street |
| Lunch
1 - 2.30 |
Wrap
up lunch with JIC
- John Page (Bank,
Director of Poverty and Poverty Reduction Strategies, and Sector Board
Poverty Chair)
- Dan Morrow (Lead
Economist, PREM)
- Jehan Arulpragasam
(Senior Economist, PREM)
- Katrina Sharkey
(Senior Operations Officer, PREM)
- Masood Ahmed (Fund,
Deputy Director, PDR)
- Michael Hadjumichael
(PDR) & Peter Heller (FAD)
|
MC-
C1 D&E Dining Room Hosted by NL ED office, WB |
| 2.30
- 3:00 |
Delegation
wrap up |
MC
13-603 |
|
PM |
Departure |
|
Meetings
with the Africa Region, Thursday 25 January, AM
| Time
slot |
MC-13-603
|
MC-13-433
(NL ED office) |
|
9.30 - 10.30 |
Alan
Gelb (Chief economist)
Ted Ahlers (Director)
Sudhir Shetty (Lead
economist) |
|
| 10.30
- 11.00 |
Robert
Utz (Kenya) |
Ron
Brigish (Tanzania) |
| 11.00
- 11.30 |
Darius
Mans (Malawi) |
Robert
Calderisi (Chad) |
| 11.30
- 12.00 |
|
Hasan
Tuluy (Mali) |
| 12.00
- 12.30 |
Yaw
Ansu (Zambia) |
Hasan
Tuluy (Burkina Faso) |
| 12.30
- 1.00 |
Polly
Jones (Ghana) |
Antoinette
Sayeh (Benin) |
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