Creating an institutional environment conducive to increased foreign investment and sustainable development

Event

1st WIF 2008

Session Type

Conference

22 April 2008

15:00 - 18:00 Africa/Accra

Africa/Accra

It is imperative to maximize the gains from FDI. From increasing domestic productive capacity to reaping the full range of spillovers, the right policy mix is essential if the most is to be gained from FDI. Among the greatest challenges facing policy-makers is the creation of an institutional environment.

Speakers

Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi

Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Mr. Mohamed Nouri Jouini

Minister for Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia

Mr. Ezra Suruma

Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda

Mr. Xiaozhun Yi

Vice-Minister of Commerce, People's Republic of China

Mr. Pedro Mejia Gomez

Vice-Minister of Tourism and Trade, Spain

Mr. Marek Belka

Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and former Prime Minister of Poland

Mr. Mario Amano

Deputy Secretary General of the OECD

Moderators

H.E. Mr. Benjamin Mkapa

Former President of Tanzania and Co-Chair of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa