60th Anniversary of Central Banking in the
Republic of
Macedonia
Skopje,
20-21 October 2006
In 2006 we celebrate a 60th anniversary
of central banking in the
Republic of
Macedonia. The
celebration of this anniversary will take place from October 20 to 22, 2006, and
it will be marked by several events, organized by the National Bank of the
Republic of
Macedonia.
Within the celebration of this anniversary, a ceremonial evening program is
scheduled for October 20, 2006 and the international conference entitled
"Monetary Policy Challenges under Current Account Deficit" will be held on
October 21, 2006.
The topic of the conference has a significant importance to the monetary policy
makers in the countries in transition, including the
Republic of
Macedonia. Besides the
main subject, the conference will also include discussions about the
implementation of the monetary policy under liberalization of the capital
transactions, i.e. the implications of the liberalization and the available
central bank instruments for minimizing the potential risks.
Eminent experts in the field of the central banking and finance from the country
and abroad are expected to attend the celebration of the anniversary.
Attached you will find a preliminary program of the events that will take place
during the celebration of the anniversary.
P R O G R A M
60th ANNIVERSARY OF CENTRAL BANKING
IN THE REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA
Skopje,
October 20-22, 2006
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OCTOBER 20, 2006 (FRIDAY) |
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20:00 |
Opening ceremony
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Welcome speech of Mr. Petar Goshev, Governor of the National Bank of the
Republic of Macedonia
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Address of Mr. Malcolm D. Knight, General Manager of the Bank for
International Settlements
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Address of Mr. Branko Crvenkovski, President of the
Republic of Macedonia
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20:30 |
Evening performance
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21:30 |
Reception
Location:
Macedonian National Theater
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OCTOBER 21, 2006 (SATURDAY) |
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09:00-14:15 |
Conference - "Monetary Policy Challenges under Current Account Deficit"
The Conference program is attached
Location:
Holiday Inn Hotel
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14:15-15:30 |
Lunch
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Address of Mr. Trajko Slaveski, Minister of Finance of the
Republic of Macedonia
Location:
Holiday Inn Hotel
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15:30-17:00 |
Visit to the NBRM Museum exhibition and promotion of the monograph
Location:
National Bank of the Republic
of Macedonia
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17:00-19:30 |
Guided tour of the Old
City of Skopje
(Optional)
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20:30 |
Dinner hosted by Mr. Petar Goshev, Governor of the National Bank of the
Republic of Macedonia
Location:
Restaurant “Ognishte”
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OCTOBER 22, 2006 (SUNDAY) |
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08:00-19:30 |
Guided tour of Ohrid, including lunch
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20:30 |
Light
Dinner
Location:
Restaurant “Kamnik’
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OCTOBER 23, 2006 (MONDAY) |
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Departure of the participants
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SPOUSE PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 21, 2006 (SATURDAY) |
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09:00-13:30 |
Guided tour of Skopje |
CONFERENCE: "MONETARY POLICY CHALLENGES UNDER
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT"
October 21, 2006 (Saturday)
LOCATION: HOLIDAY INN HOTEL
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09:00-9:15
09:15-09:30 |
Petar Goshev, Governor of the National Bank of the
Republic of Macedonia
Introductory speech
Address of Mr. Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the
Republic of Macedonia
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09:30-09:55 |
Malcolm D. Knight, General Manager
of the Bank for International
Settlements
Elements of good governance for central banks
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09:55-10:20 |
Georges Pineau,
Deputy Director-General, International and
European Relations, European Central Bank
Monetary policy, current account deficits and capital inflows - a regional
perspective
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10:20-10:45 |
David Klein, former Governor of the Bank of Israel
The smooth transition from fixed to floating exchange rate regime and
central bank independence: the case of
Israel
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10:45-11:10 |
Discussion
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11:10-11:45 |
Coffee break
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11:45-12:10 |
Hans Reckers, member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank
7 years of the Euro
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12:10-12:35 |
Andrej Rant, Vice Governor of the
Bank of Slovenia
On the way to Euro
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12:35-13:00 |
Miroslav Singer, Vice Governor of Czech National Bank
Monetary policy and macroeconomic imbalances: Czech experience
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13:00-13:25 |
Zsigmond Jarai, Governor of the Central Bank of Hungary
Experiences of
inflation
targeting
in Hungary
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13:25-13:50 |
Ivan Ribnikar, Professor at the Faculty of Economics,
Ljubljana
Or
Velimir Bole,
Economic Institute of
Law Faculties,
Ljubljana
The impact of great current account imbalance on monetary and fiscal policy: the
case of the Republic
of Macedonia
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13:50-14:15 |
Discussion |