PROGRAM

Opening Remarks by the NBR - Cristian Popa Deputy Governor, NBR

Opening Remarks by the IMF/MCMD - Joseph Crowley, Senior Economist, IMF

Session 1.1 – To what extent has the crisis affected the emerging European Countries’ financial system? Has it had a uniform impact on the regional countries?

“Update on the impact of the global Financial Crisis in Emerging European Countries – Current Macroeconomic Trends”

Key speakers: Joseph Crowley, IMF, Yulia Makarova, IMF

Session 1.2 – Discussions / Country presentations

Gergely Fabian, Magyar Nemzeti Bank,
Boris Petrov, Bulgarian National Bank,
Florin Bălăuţă, NBR

Session 2.1 – The impact of the growing regional banking systems’ interconnections

“Stress Testing after the Global Financial Crisis”

Key speaker: Heiko Hesse, IMF

Session 2.2 – Discussions / Country presentations

Virgil Dăscălescu, NBR
Horaţiu Lovin, NBR

Session 3.1 – Issues related to the foreign currency lending – possible measures to decrease it

Key speaker: Julia Uebeleis, Osterachische Nationalbank

Session 3.2 – Discussions / Country presentations

Sasa Cerovac, Croatian National Bank
Luminiţa Tatarici, NBR

Session 4.1 - The impact of the withdrawal of fiscal and monetary stimulus of the developed countries of the European emerging countries

Key speaker: Mark Allen, IMF

Session 4.2 – Discussions / Country presentations

Irina Răcaru, NBR

Session 5.1 – The impact of the EU changing regulatory framework on the emerging EU member states

Key speaker: Nikolaos Tsaveas, Bank of Greece

Session 5.2 – Discussions / Country presentations

Piotr Kasprzak, NBP,
Alexandru Stângă, NBR

Concluding remarks by the IMF and NBR - Joseph Crowley, IMF Ion Drăgulin, NBR

The presentations can be viewed here: IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EMERGING EUROPE