Conference on "Challenges of EU Accession" to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Czech National Bank Prague
Conference venue: Czech National Bank Conference Centre,
Senovážné nám. 30, Prague 1
Tuesday 1 April 2003
Senovážné nám. 30, Prague 1
Tuesday 1 April 2003
| 8.15 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Working breakfast (Closed session) Discussion of paper: Macroeconomic Developments and EU Accession: Challenges for Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies Conference Programme (Session open to a selected group of economists, academics, bankers and journalists) |
| 10.00 a.m. - 10.10 a.m. | Opening Address: Z. Tůma, Governor of the Czech National Bank |
| 10.10 a.m. - 11.25 a.m. | Panel I - Monetary and exchange rate policies in the accession process Chairman: Dr. Jacob Frenkel, Chairman, Merrill Lynch International Discussants: S. Gavriisky, Governor, Bulgarian National Bank Z. Tůma, Governor, Czech National Bank Z. Járai, President, National Bank of Hungary I. Rimševičs, Governor, Bank of Latvia R. V. Zabuliené, Deputy Chairperson of the Board, The Bank of Lithuania D. Bohnec, Vice Governor, Bank of Slovenia |
| 11.25 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 11.45 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. | Panel II - Approaching the euro Chairman: Lucas D. Papademos, Vice President of the ECB Discussants: S. Stavrou, Head Intl. Division, Central Bank of Cyprus V. Kraft, Governor, Bank of Estonia L. Balcerowicz, President, National Bank of Poland M.C. Bonello, Governor, Central Bank of Malta M. C. Isarescu, Governor, National Bank of Romania M. Jusko, Governor, National Bank of Slovakia Discussion Closing Address: Z. Tůma, Governor |