Special Session for ACS

Building relationships through knowledge sharing
A Special Session for FPD Anchor and Regional ACS

February 25, 2009, IFC Building, L-101, 11:30am—2:30pm

11:30 – 11:35 AM Welcome and introduction
Penelope Brook, Director, Global Indicators and Analysis, Financial & Private Sector Development,World Bank-IFC
11:30 – 11:50 AM Interactive session and discussion
  • Relationship and link between the anchor and the regions on projects, lending programs, and the financial crisis
  • Areas of interests
11:50 AM – 12:15 PM Summary and linking the topics
Penelope Brook, Director, Global Indicators and Analysis, Financial & Private Sector Development, World Bank-IFC
12:15– 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 PM Financial simulation: what it means, steps, and outcomes
Sample of a case study – Colombia
Aquiles A. Almansi, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
2:15– 2:30 PM Wrap-up and closing: FPD agenda and overall strategy
Michael Klein, IFC President, Financial & Private Sector Development, World-Bank-IFC, Chief Economist, IFC