CEFTA Week 2009

The first ever “CEFTA Week” organised in Podgorica, under the auspices of the Montenegrin Chairmanship of CEFTA saw over 140 participants take part in a variety of CEFTA related seminars and workshops. Participants included government officials from all the CEFTA Parties, business people from the region and beyond, academics and students and international experts from the EC, EBRD, GTZ, IFC, OECD and the World Bank.

Topics discussed included the role of trade in improving the investment climate; what new developments could take place under CEFTA; the problems encountered by businesses as they try to trade within the CEFTA region; the impact of trade agreements on determining where industries locate; the need for greater involvement of academics from CEFTA Parties in analysing trade issues and providing policy recommendations; the results achieved under the Montenegrin Chairmanship; CEFTA’s role in the EU accession process and the plans of the forthcoming Serbian Chairmanship.

CEFTA Week was organised with the kind support of the OECD, GTZ and the CEFTA Forum of the Chambers of Commerce.

Below you will find workshop agendas and presentations delivered during CEFTA week on October 27th and 28th in Podgorica.

Presentations appear in order in which they were delivered during each workshop as follows:

27 October 2009 – CEFTA and the Investment Climate Workshop

Agenda:
CEFTA Week Investment Climate Workhshop Agenda
Presentations :
Mr. Alistair Nolan, OECD
Mr. Milan Konopek, OECD
Ms Megan Clifford, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada
Ms Vesna Arsic , Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Serbia
Ms Margo Thomas , IFC, World Bank Group
 

27 October 2009 – CEFTA Potential Future Development

Agenda:
CEFTA Potential Future Development Agenda
Presentations:
Ms Marina Wes , World Bank
Ms Gordana Djurovic, Minister for EU Integration, Montenegro
 

27 October 2009 – CEFTA Chambers Forum

Agenda:
CEFTA Chambers Forum Agenda
Presentations:
Ms Vita Latinovic Nenadic and Mr Roland von Frankenhorst, GTZ
 

28 October 2009 – CEFTA Economic Seminar

Agenda:
CEFTA Economic Seminar Agenda
Presentations:
Mr. Antonio Fanelli and Mr. Adnan Seric, OECD
Ms Giorgia Albertin, EBRD
Ms Danijela Jacimovic, University of Montenegro
Mr Predrag Bjelic, University of Belgrade, Serbia