Teleconference on Issues of Multilateral Development Banks...

26 April 2012, 2:00 p.m.
Teleconference facility at Saunders Hall
College of Social Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Organized by the Northeast Asia Economic Forum

Questions and issues circulated in advance for the Teleconference on the Multilateral Development Banks and the Northeast Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development (NEABCD)

1. Recent developments in multilateral development banks with special reference to the BRIC proposal for a new development bank
2. Changing goals and missions of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank
3. Review of other regional banks in terms of their missions and performance
4. Research agenda for this year’s NEAEF/KIEP project on the NEABCD
5. Other matters

List of Participants

Lee-Jay Cho, Chairman, Northeast Asia Economic Forum (NEAEF)
Richard Dubanoski, Former Dean of the College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Stanley Katz, Former Executive Vice President, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Chang-Jae Lee, Senior Fellow of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and Former Chair, East Asia FTA Joint Expert Group
Chung Lee, Former Associate Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ghon Rhee, Professor of Finance, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Li Kotetsu, Professor of Economics, School of Future Learning, Hokuriku University, Japan
Zhang Jianping, Director, Department of International Regional Cooperation, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC)
Kennon Breazeale, Rapporteur, Secretary of the NEAEF

Stanley Katz, (Sarasota, Florida), Zhang Jianping (Beijing) and Li Kotetsu (Hokuriku) participated through the Skype teleconferencing facility provided by the University of Hawaii in Saunders Hall.