June 18, 2015, Thursday
RT TV Debates
THE NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK: A STRONGER ROLE FOR BRICS IN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE
The BRICS economies have jointly established a USD 100 billion development bank to be based in Shanghai. What does this new institution mean for global economic management? What are some of the key areas of focus over the medium term?
Moderator
Peter Lаvelle, Anchor, RT
Panellists
Pedro Alba, Vice President for Budget, Performance Review & Strategic Planning, The World Bank Group
Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow at the Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings Institution
Carlos Marcio Cozendey, Secretary for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance of Brazil
Vladimir Dmitriev, Chairman, Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)
Kundapur Vaman Kamath, The First President, BRICS New Development Bank
Philippe Le Houerou, Vice President, Policy and Partnerships, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Sergey Storchak, Finance Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation
Front row participants
Ben Aris, Editor-in-Chief, Business New Europe
Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief economist, Head of Company Research in Russia, Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank in Russia
Jim Rogers, Chairman, Beeland Interests Inc
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