By Sami Zaptia.
Amman, Jordan, 11 May 2014:
The “Building the Future: Jobs, Growth and Fairness in the Arab World” conference will start . . .[restrict]today in Amman Jordan for two days.
The conference is organized by the Government of Jordan, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and the IMF and will be hosted by
Setting the theme for the conference, the organisers say that “Three years have passed since the onset of fundamental economic and political transitions in many countries in the Arab world. The transitions began with great ambition but, so far, progress has been limited in generating the strong and inclusive growth needed to reduce unemployment and raise standards of living”.
The conference will be hosted by Prime Minister of Jordan Abdullah Ensour, Director General Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde,
“The conference will provide an opportunity for a regional policy dialogue among high-level policymakers, leading private and public sector executives, development partners, civil society representatives, and academics, on the main elements of an economic vision, including by drawing lessons from similar episodes of fundamental economic transformation in other parts of the world. The conference is designed to encourage broad interaction among delegates”, the organisers say.
Day one of the conference will explore macroeconomic policy priorities, transparency and governance issues, tackling unemployment and improving the business climate. The sessions will be chaired by high-level policymakers, where speakers from the Arab region and beyond will explore challenges and opportunities. Rapporteurs will present the key recommendations emanating from these sessions for discussion by Ministers and Governors from the region during two Plenaries on the following day.
On day two the conference will be opened by a panel including the Prime Minister of Jordan, the Director General of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and the IMF Managing Director, followed by High-Level Plenaries and Closing Remarks.
There are several Libyan participants at the conference including the Central Bank of Libya Governor Saddek Elkaber and a number of leading Libyan NGOs. [/restrict]
