Official Development Assistance and Private Finance : Attracting Finance and Investment to Developing Countries / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Assistance Committee, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance--Developing countries.

Economic assistance.

Investments, Foreign--Developing countries.

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These Forum proceedings outline the main requirements for promoting private finance and investment in developing countries, including the implementation of sound financial and corporate governance practices and the development of public-private partnerships, and propose existing and innovative programs and tools to achieve these goals. These proceedings also provide country case studies and best practices in building sound investment climates and promoting private sector and financial sector development.

Contents:

CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; PART I: KEYNOTE ADDRESSES; Keynote Address - Mr. P. Kwesi Nduom, Minister of EconomicPlanning & Regional Co-operation of Ghana; The Role of the Private Sector in the New Partnership For Africa'sDevelopment (NEPAD) - Mr. Abdou Aziz Sow, Minister GeneralDelegate of Senegal to NEPAD; PART II: SELECTED DOCUMENTS; Shaping the Enabling Environment for Private Financial Flows inAfrica: A Governance Perspective - Mr. Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr.,Senior Policy Advisor, Cabinet Office of the Executive Secretary,United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Strengthening Governance of the Financial and Corporate Sectors:Integrating Codes and Standards into Development Co-operationPolicies - Ms. Ydahlia Metzgen, Division Chief, Co-ordination andStandards, Policy Development and Review, International MonetaryFund (IMF)Strengthening Corporate Governance: The Kenyan Experience - Mr. Karugor Gatamah, Executive Director, Private Sector Corporate Governance Trust (PSCGT); Best Practices in Financial Innovations for SMEs - United NationsConference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Promoting and Developing the Financial Service Sector in Vietnam - Mr. Doan Duy Khuong, Secretary General, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)Overview of the Relationship between ODA and Private SectorInvestment: Experiences of the Japan Bank For InternationalCooperation - Mr. Koji Fujimoto, Executive Director, ResearchInstitute For Development and Finance Japan Bank for InternationalCo-operation (JBIC)

Strategy for Reinvigorating State-Owned Enterprises andRestructuring the Foreign Debt of the Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC): Proposal for the Creation of an International Fund forInvestment and Reconstruction in the Congo (FIRC) - Mr. VenantPatrice Kinzonzi, University Lecturer and Mr. Paul Frix, Economist,Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the OECD; ANNEX I Final List of Participants; ANNEX II Annotated Forum Agenda; ANNEX III List of the 12 Key Standards for Sound Financial Systems

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-03112-3

9786610031122

92-64-15839-1

OCLC:

700683020