Sovereign Debt and Development: Concept Note

PRMED and BDM Workshop: Government Debt Management Performance Assessment Tool (DeMPA) November 7-8, 2007 Room MC-6-100

Session Time Title Presenters November 7 8:45 – 9:00 AM Registration (Breakfast)

9:00 – 9:45 AM  Welcome Remarks Dana Weist (Housekeeping)  Introduction to DeMPA Session 1 9:45 – 10:00 AM DeMPA Tool - through the Ian Storkey Life-Cycle of a Loan (Flow chart based ) 10:00 – 12:30 PM DeMPA Tool and Guide – Tomas Magnusson, Francis Rowe, Indicators-based Abha Prasad and Ian Storkey Presentations: Session 2  Governance and debt (contd.) strategy  Borrowings and related financing activities and cash management 12:30 – 2:00 PM Luncheon Address Phillip Anderson “New Trends and Challenges in Government Debt Management” 2:00 – 3.00 PM DeMPA Tool and Guide – Tomas Magnusson, Francis Rowe, Indicators-based Presentations Abha Prasad and Ian Storkey (contd):  Coordination with Session 2 macroeconomic policies  Operational risk management, debt records and reporting 3.15-4.15 PM Panel Discussion: Lessons Alia Moubayed Session 3 learnt from Indicator-Based Marcelo Andrade Assessments Chair: Frans Ronsholt a) PEFA and DeMPA b) Country Experiences – Albania (DeMPA) and Ghana (PEFA) Session 4 (a) 4.15-5.00 PM Introduction to Case Studies Facilitators

5:00 – 6:15 PM Cocktail Reception November 8 Facilitators Session 4 (b) 9:00 – 12:00 AM Case Studies – 2-3 Countries for 4-5 Working Groups 12.00 -1.15 Lunch Session 4 (c) 1:15-3:15 PM Group Presentation of Case Participants Study Results Chair: Dana Weist Facilitators 3:30 – 4:30 PM Wrap Up and Evaluation