Post-Pandemic Assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals
Virtual High-level Event, IMF Africa Training Institute, September 29-30, 2021
The developing world was not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals before the COVID-19 pandemic. The latter has made it even more difficult to achieve the SDGs. The pandemic has pushed millions into extreme poverty and has shrunk government resources available for development. Meeting the SDGs will therefore require extraordinary efforts from all stakeholders. Without such efforts, the SDGs will remain out of reach by 2030. Country authorities will need to pursue a very ambitious reform agenda, while the private sector needs to play a larger role in development. Increased donor support and support from multilateral financial institutions will also be needed.
Wednesday, September 29 at 8:30 am ET
Please use the links below to register to participate in English, French, and Portuguese:
To register for the forum (September
29 & 30), click here.
Once registered, you will receive a Zoom link to join
the forum. The same Zoom link & passcode will be used for both days.
Questions? Please contact DRamdawa@imf.org.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021 High-Level Panel Session |
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8:30–8:35 am ET |
Welcoming Remarks Abebe Aemro Selassie (Director, African Department, IMF) |
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Opening Remarks Vitor Gaspar (Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF) |
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8:40–9:55am ET |
Panel Discussion The role of policies to advance the SDG agenda, including (i) structural reform to raise long-term growth and mobilize domestic revenue, (ii) policies that can facilitate private sector investment in SDG-related projects and (iii) the role of donors and multilateral institutions in both providing financing and capacity development.
Moderator: Vitor Gaspar (Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF) Speakers: Antoinette M. Sayeh (Deputy Managing Director of the IMF) Leonard Rugwabiza (Economic Advisor to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda) Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (Minister of Finance of Nigeria)
Koen Doens (Director General for International Partnerships of the European Commission) View bios. |
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9:55–10:00 am ET |
Conclusions and Closing Remarks Vitor Gaspar (Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF) |
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Thursday, September 30, 2021 Technical Session: Workshop on Financing for the SDGs |
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8:30–8:35 pm ET |
Opening Remarks
Abdoul Aziz Wane (Director of the Africa Training Institute and AFRITAC South – IMF) |
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Introduction of Speakers by Chair Abdelhak Senhadji (Deputy Director of IMF Fiscal Affairs Department)
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8:40–9:25 am ET |
Session 1: IMF SDG financing model Presentation by Dora Benedek and Edward Gemayel (IMF) – 20 minutes IMF staff will present a recent Staff Discussion Note on the Post-pandemic Assessment of the SDGs and a newly developed macroeconomic SDG financing model that underpins the analysis. The flexible and user-friendly model allows the development of coherent development strategies and their financing. IMF staff will present how this model can be used to assess SDG financing needs using country case studies. View the presentation in Portuguese. View the presentation in French. Open discussion – 25 minutes |
| 9:25–10:10 am ET |
Session 2: Integrated National Financing Framework Presentation by Elise Hadman (European Commission) and Thomas Beloe (United Nations) – 20 minutes The Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development, that was convened by the Secretary-General of the UN and has major institutional partners as stakeholders, developed the concept of the Integrated National Financing Framework to provide a framework for member countries for financing national sustainable development priorities and SDGs. The INFF has four building blocks: (i) assessments and diagnostics; (ii) a financing strategy; (iii) monitoring and review systems; and (iv) governance and coordination mechanisms. EU and/or UN staff will present the INFF framework and discuss progress on pilot cases, followed by discussion. View the presentation in French. Open discussion – 25 minutes |
| 10:10–10:55 am ET |
Session 3: Private finance for development Presentation by Luc Eyraud and Adrian Peralta (IMF) – 20 minutes The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the tension between large development needs in infrastructure and scarce public resources. To alleviate this tension and promote a strong and job-rich recovery from the crisis, Africa needs to mobilize more financing from and to the private sector. The presentation by IMF staff will focus on the policies that countries could adopt to attract private financing. View the presentation in French. View the presentation in Portuguese. Open discussion – 25 minutes View bios. |
| 10:55–11:00 am ET |
Conclusion by Chair Abdelhak Senhadji (Deputy Director of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department) |