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Conference: Competitiveness of the South Eastern European Countries and Challenges on the Road to EU

Agenda for the 2008 Spring Conference of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia


Skopje, Holiday Inn (Hall Millennium 1), 30 May 2008


08:30 Registration


09:00 Opening  remarks - Petar Goshev, MSc., Governor of the NBRM     PDF


09:30 Coffee break


10:00 Session 1: The Path towards EU and the Single Currency

-  Growth and Economic Policy: Are There Speed Limits to Real Convergence? - István P. Székely - Research Director, DG Economic and Financial Affairs,  European Commission      PPS

- ECB's Monetary Policy Strategy and the Euro Area Enlargement - Massimo Rostagno, Head of Monetary Policy Strategy Division, European Central Bank     PPS

-  Regional Overview: Competitiveness in SEE and Prospects in the Catching Up Process - Peter Mooslechner, Director, Economic Analysis and Research Section, Oesterreichische Nationalbank     PPS


11:30 Coffee break


12:00 Session 2: Competitiveness and Experiences of the Old and New

Member States

- The Road to the Euro: The Greek Experience - Christos Papazoglou, Head of Balance of Payments Analysis Section, Bank of Greece      PPS

- The Czech Republic on its Way towards Euro - Petr Král - Director of Monetary Policy and Fiscal Analyses Division, Monetary and Statistics Department, Czech National Bank      PPS

- Competitiveness of Bulgaria's Economy and the Challenges of Real and Nominal Convergence - Grigor Stoevsky - Expert Economic Research and Forecasting Directorate, Bulgarian National Bank      PPS


13:30 Lunch  


15:00 Session 3: Challenges for SEE Countries

- Real Exchange Rate Dynamics in Macedonia: Old Wisdoms and New Insights - Sultanija Bojceva Terzijan, MSc., Head of the Economic Modelling Division, Research Department, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia     PPS

- Some Elements of the Competitiveness of the Serbian Economy - Milan Šojić, Deputy-General Manager, Research Department, National Bank of Serbia     PPS

- Competitiveness of the Albanian Economy with a View to Eventual EU Accession: Current Situation and Challenges Ahead - Niuton Mulleti - Head of Foreign Relations and European Integration Division, Department of Foreign Relations, European Integration and Communication, Bank of Albania     PPS


16:30 General discussion


17:00 Concluding remarks