Workshop on Macroeconomic Modelling in Asia and the Pacific Tentative Programme  Day 1 – Tuesday, 8 December 2015 ( 8‐10 December 2015 

Workshop on Macroeconomic Modelling in Asia and the Pacific Tentative Programme  Day 1 – Tuesday, 8 December 2015 ( 8‐10 December 2015 

Workshop on Macroeconomic Modelling in Asia and the Pacific 8‐10 December 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Tentative Programme Day 1 – Tuesday, 8 December 2015 (Venue: Meeting Room A, UNCC) 0830‐0900 Registration Session 1: Opening 0900‐0910 Welcome remarks  Mr. Aynul Hasan, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division (MPDD), ESCAP 0910‐0940 Setting the stage and overview  Mr. Sudip Ranjan Basu, Economic Affairs Officer, MPDD, ESCAP Session 2: Country presentation 0940‐1000 Bangladesh  Mr. Mohammad Altaf‐Ul‐Alam, Deputy Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Secretariat  Mr. Md. Mahbubul Alam Siddiquee, Senior Assistant Chief, General Economic Division, Planning Commission 1000‐1020 Bhutan  Mr. Lekey Wangdi, Research Officer, GNH Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan  Mr. Karma Lhendup, Senior Statistical Officer, National Accounts and Pricing Division, National Statistics Bureau  Mr. Rinzin Dorji, Senior Planning Officer, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Finance 1020‐1030 Discussion 1030‐1040 Coffee break Session 3: Country presentation (cont.) 1040‐1100 Cambodia  Mr. Cheng Savuth, Budget Execution Analyst, General Department of National Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance  Mr. Senh Senghor, Team Leader of Revenue Planning, General Department of Taxation, Ministry of Economy and Finance  Mr. Kim Veara, Economic Researcher and Lecturer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport 1100‐1120 China  Ms. Yanqun Zhang, Professor, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 1120‐1130 Discussion 1130‐1150 Georgia  Mr. Giorgi Barbakadze, Head of Macroeconomics and Statistics Department, National Bank of Georgia  Mr. Zviad Zedginidze, Head of Macroeconomic Research Division, National Bank of Georgia 1150‐1210 India  Mr. Rangareddy Bhanumurthy Nagupudi, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy 1210‐1220 Discussion 1220‐1320 Lunch Session 4: Country presentation (cont.) 1320‐1340 Indonesia  Mr. Ginanjar Wibowo, Analyst, State Budget Policy Centre, Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance  Mr. Ardi Sugiyarto, Analyst, Centre for State Revenue Policy, Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance 1340‐1400 Iran  Ms. Yekta Ashrafi, General Director of Economic Information and Secretary of Green Economy, Ministry of Economy Affairs and Finance  Mr. Emadaldin Sakhaei, Deputy of General Manager of Economic Modeling and Economic Information Management Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance. 1400‐1410 Discussion 1410‐1430 Japan  Mr. Masanori Umeda, Researcher, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office  Mr. Satoshi Tada, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Thailand 1430‐1450 Kazakhstan  Mr. Olzhas Tuleuov, Analyst, The Research and Strategic Analysis Department, The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1450‐1500 Discussion 1500‐1510 Coffee break Session 5: Country presentation (cont.) 1510‐1530 Lao PDR  Mr. Sthabandith Insisienmay, Deputy Director General, National Economic Research Institute, Ministry of Planning and Investment
 Ms. Latdavanh Songvilay, Acting Director of Economic Modeling Division, National Economic Research Institute, Ministry of Planning and Investment 1530‐1550 Maldives  Mr. Ahmed Saruvash Adam, National Consultant for Development 1550‐1600 1600‐1620 1620‐1640 1640‐1650 Policies, Ministry of Finance and Treasury Discussion Nepal  Mr. Lal Shanker Ghimire, Joint Secretary, National Planning Commission Secretariat  Mr. Suman Raj Arya, Deputy Director General, Central Bureau of Statistics  Mr. Rabi Shanker Sainju, Programme Director, National Planning Commission Secretariat
Pakistan  Ms. Mahjabeen Cheema, Assistant Chief (Macroeconomics Section), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform  Ms. Zaira Najam, Research Officer, Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform Discussion Day 2 – Wednesday, 9 December 2015 (Venue: Meeting Room A, UNCC) 0830‐0850 Recap from Day 1 Session 6: Country presentation (cont.) 0850‐0910 Papua New Guinea  Ms. Magdelyn Kuari, Acting Assistant Secretary – Forecasting Branch, Department of Treasury
0910‐0930 Philippines  Ms. Rowena Sta. Clara, Chief Statistics Division, Fiscal Policy and Planning Office, Department of Finance  Ms. Ira Cambri Camarao, Economist, Department of Finance  Mr. Lester Jeff Pawid, Economist, Department of Finance 0930‐0940 Discussion 0940‐1000 Tajikistan  Mr. Khurshed Ismatulloev, Head of Research and Modelling Division, Monetary Policy Department, National Bank of Tajikistan 1000‐1020 Thailand  Ms. Wiparat Panpiemras, Director of Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting Division, Bureau of Macroeconomic Policy, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance  Mr. Panundorn Aruneeniramarn, Economist at Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting Division, Bureau of Macroeconomic Policy, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance  Mr. Issara Wongwiwat, Policy and Plan Analyst, Macroeconomic Strategy and Planning Office, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board  Ms. Arnunchanog Sakondhavat, Policy and plan analyst, Macroeconomic Strategy and Planning Office, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board 1020‐1030 Discussion 1030‐1040 Coffee break Session 7: Country presentation (cont.) 1040‐1130 Wrap‐up session of country presentations Session 8: Special presentation 1130‐1200 Overview of SDG indicators  Ms. Margarita Guerrero, Director, Statistics Division, ESCAP 1200‐1220 Discussion 1220‐1320 Lunch Session 9: Special presentation (cont.) 1320‐1350 Modelling SDGs: a Computational General Equilibrium approach  Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, South Asia Network of Economic Modellers 1350‐1410 Discussion Macroeconomic environment-economic modelling
1410‐1440  Mr. Heinz Schandl, Senior Science Leader, CSIRO Land and Water Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra  Mr. David Newth, CSIRO 1440‐1500 Discussion 1500‐1510 Coffee break Session 10: Way forward 1510‐1700 Discussion on key action points: 1. Network of exports and information sharing; 2. Regional plan for SDG modelling; 3. Next workshop; and 4. Any other matters Day 3 – Thursday, 10 December 2015 (Venue: Learning Room 6 Learning Centre, UNCC) 0830‐0900 Recap from Day 2 Session 11: Training 0900‐1030 Preparing macroeconomic models  Ms. Yanqun Zhang, Professor, Institute of Technical and Quantitative Economics Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 1030‐1040 Coffee break Session 12: Training (cont.) 1040‐1140 Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) 1140‐1210 Database management  Mr. Juan Victor Pizarro Rios, International consultant 1210‐1220 Discussion 1220‐1320 Lunch Session 13: Training (cont.) 1320‐1500 Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.) 1500‐1510 Coffee break Session 14: Training (cont.) 1510‐1610 Preparing macroeconomic models (cont.)
Session 15: Closing 1510‐1700 Closing session