From 3,000 - 5,000 participants from 67 ADB-member countries and territories, international institutions, multinational financial institutions, non-government organisations (NGO), scholars and businesspeople from many countries will attend the 44th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Hanoi from May 3 to 6, 2011.
The 44th ADB Annual Meeting is an important international event of Vietnam in 2011 and is the ADB’s expression of truth in Vietnam - an important member and partner.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, Head of Preparatory Committee and Organisation Board, said: This meeting is an opportunity for policymakers in the region and in the world, the private sector, financial and social organisations to discuss issues concerning global economic reform and Asian development. “I hope that the meeting will reach important, practical and breakthrough results to contribute to quick regional and global economic stability, limit adverse effects of climate change and natural disasters, and look towards sustainable development with people being the centre,” Khiem said.
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyen Van Giau, Second Head of the Steering Committee for the Meeting, added that the ADB Annual Meeting is an opportunity for central bank governors of ADB member countries to discuss and approve ADB’s operating orientations, governance and finance; and is also an opportunity for senior officials of ADB member countries to meet and offer official and unofficial advice to shape socioeconomic development policies and programmes.
Mr Giau said the hosting of the 44th ADB Annual Meeting in Hanoi presents Vietnam’s prestige and position in the region and in the world. Besides, this is also the responsibility of Vietnam as an ADB member, helping enhance close relations and cooperation between ADB and Vietnam through the process of preparing and organising the meeting. This is also a good opportunity for Vietnam to introduce its land and people to international friends, demonstrate its prestige and ability to organise and manage high-level international events.
The meeting is incorporated with other 19 seminars, which will focus on such subjects as Integration and Harmonisation of Asia’s Capital and Financial Markets in the Post Crisis Environment; Asia in 2050 (governors’ conference); Working Together Towards Better Financial Regulation and Stability in Asia; Middle-income Asia: Policy Challenges; Changing Global Growth and Capital Flows into Asia; Bridging the Gap: Catalysing Private Capital for Investment in Infrastructure; Roles of the Private Sector in Promoting Regional Integration, etc.
Other main events include Governors’ seminar themed Asia 2050: Pursuit of Growth, Sustainability and Well Being”; a meeting between civil social organisations and ADB senior officials; a tripartite Finance Ministers Meeting for Japan, China and South Korea; and Middle-income Asia: Policy Challenges presented by Robert Mundell, Winner of Nobel Prize in Economics in 1999, and ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers Meeting.
Besides, the Vietnam Day Programme hosted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment is also an important attention-catching event of visiting guests, domestic and international investors, and the press. The programme’s contents include high-level meetings on investment and business, seminars on infrastructure, electricity, clean water, product exhibition, and opportunities of investment, trade and tourism in Vietnam, etc.
Box: Asian Development Bank (ADB), based in Manila, is dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth and regional integration. Established in 1966, it is owned by 67 members - 48 from the Asia Pacific region.
Quynh Anh
Vietnamese
