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Schedule
Detailed Agenda (PDF 186KB)
Review of the PRSP Experience—An Issues Paper January 2002 (PDF 256KB)
Conference Participants: Country Officials (PDF 72KB) Participants (PDF 116KB)
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)
Factsheet: The IMF's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)
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International Conference on Poverty Reduction
Strategies
Washington, D.C., January 14–17, 2002
IMF Meeting Hall
An international conference on national poverty reduction strategies was held in Washington, D.C. from January 14-17, 2002 as a key input into
the ongoing joint staff review of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)
approach being carried out by the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), as well as the IMF's staff review of its Poverty Reduction Growth
Facility (PRGF). The conference was organized jointly by the IMF Institute
and the World Bank Institute.
The objectives of the conference were to discuss the experience to date
with the design and implementation of PRSPs, the challenges that lie ahead,
and possible areas where the approach could be strengthened. In discussing
donor assistance and instruments in support of the PRSP approach, attention
was paid to the experience to date with the Fund's PRGF. Participation
was broad based, with representatives
from low-income countries, bilateral donor agencies, international organizations,
and northern and southern civil society groups attending.
Schedule
See also the Detailed Agenda (PDF 186KB)
Monday, January 14
8:00–10:00: |
Registration/Coffee IMF Gallery - Second Floor |
10:00–10:30: |
Introduction/Welcome by Mohsin S. Khan, Director, IMF Institute
Opening Remarks by Messrs. Horst Köhler, Managing Director, IMF Opening Remarks by
James D. Wolfensohn, President, World Bank IMF Meeting Hall
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10:30–12:30: |
Plenary Session I: Country Presentations: Lessons Learned from the first 8 Full PRSPs IMF Meeting Hall |
12:30–2:00 |
Lunch - IMF Gallery (By invitation) |
2:00–4:00 |
Plenary Session II: Discussion of the Review and the IMF/WB staff paper,"Issues Paper" (PDF file 256KB) IMF Meeting Hall
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4:00–4:30 |
Coffee Break - IMF Gallery |
4:30–6:00
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Plenary Session III: Retrospective of Regional Forums
Open forum discussion of Lessons learned from the first 8 full
PRSPs and from Regional Forum Retrospective IMF Meeting Hall
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6:30–7:00
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Cocktail - IMF Gallery
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7:00–8:30
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Dinner - IMF Gallery (By invitation)
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Tuesday, January 15
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9:00–10:30: |
Theme I Plenary: Participation World Bank Preston Auditorium
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10:30–11:00: |
Coffee break - World Bank Preston Auditorium |
11:00–1:00: |
Theme I Parallel Breakout Discussions
- Participation within Gov't & with Parliaments—IMF B-702
- Civil Society—IMF Meeting Hall B
- Governance—IMF Meeting Hall A
- Donors—IMF R-710 (Auditorium)
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1:00–2:30: |
Lunch - IMF Gallery (By invitation) |
2:30–4:00: |
Theme II Plenary: Content of Poverty Reduction Strategies World Bank Preston Auditorium
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4:00–4:30: |
Coffee Break - World Bank Preston Auditorium |
4:30–6:30:
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Theme II Parallel Breakout Discussions
- Macroeconomic Policies
IMF Meeting Hall A
- Public Expenditure Policies and Management
IMF R-710 (Auditorium)
- Targets, Indicators and Monitoring
IMF B-702
- Structural and Sectoral Policies
IMF Meeting Hall B
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Wednesday,
January 16
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9:00–10:30:
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Theme III Plenary Session: Donor Assistance, Partnerships, and
Instruments World Bank Preston Auditorium
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10:30–11:00: |
Coffee break - World Bank Preston Auditorium |
11:00–1:00: |
Theme III Parallel Group Discussions
- IDA lending Programs, including the Poverty Reduction Support Credit
IMF Meeting Hall B
- Bilateral support and the European Commission—IMF R-710 (Auditorium)
- Other multilateral assistance, including from the United Nations—IMF B-702
- IMF PRGF - Part 1—IMF Meeting Hall A
1. Fiscal Aspects—IMF 2-530 2. Conditionaliry and PRSP Relationships IMF Meeting Hall A
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1:00–2:30: |
Lunch - IMF Gallery (By invitation) |
2:30–4:00: |
Special Sessions
- IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)—Part II
IMF Meeting Hall A
- PRSP in Conflict-affected Countries
IMF B-702
- Implementation & Reporting
IMF R-710
- HIPC—IMF Meeting Hall B
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4:00–4:30: |
Coffee Break - IMF Gallery |
4:30–6:30: |
Reflection Period
- Country Delegations
1. African Countries—IMF Meeting Hall A 2. Latin America & Caribbean—IMF 2-530 3. Baltic & Central Asia—IMF B-702 4. East & South Asia—IMF B-618
- Civil Society Organizations—IMF Meeting Hall B
- Bilateral Donors & International Organizations—IMF R-710
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7:00–7:30: |
Cocktail - World Bank Atrium |
7:30–8:30: |
Dinner - World Bank Atrium (By invitation) |
Thursday, January
17
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9:30–10:00:
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Coffee
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10:00–12:00:
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Final Plenary on Main Conclusions of the Conference
Presenters: Representatives from country delegations, civil society and external partners. World Bank Preston Auditorium
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12:00–12:30: |
Introduction by Vice President, World Bank Institute
Formal Closing by Messrs. James D. Wolfensohn, President, World Bank and Horst Köhler, Managing Director, IMF World Bank Preston Auditorium
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