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[ Symposium - Programme ]

Programme morning

08.45 – 09.10 Arrival, coffee and croissants
09.10 – 09.15 Welcoming remarks
 
Moderator for the day: Beatrice Müller

Budget support at the service of growth and poverty reduction
 
09.15 – 9.30
Budget support as an instrument of economic development cooperation: experiences and results

Jean-Daniel Gerber
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09.30 – 09.45
The contribution of budget support to the Millennium Development Goals: achievements and challenges
Eveline Herfkens
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09.45 – 10.00
The contribution of budget support to the development process in Tanzania
Ngosha S. Magonya
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10.00 – 10.30 Pause

10.30 – 10.45
Is budget support meaningful for the poor?
Eva Lithman
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10.45 – 11.00
Programme aid and project aid: substitutes or complements? Experiences from Mozambique
Adrian Hadorn
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11.00 – 12.15 Discussion between the audience and speakers
Chair: Beatrice Müller

12.15 – 13.30 Lunch

 
 

Programme afternoon

Factors of success (1): accountability and minimising risks
 
13.30 – 13.45
Risks of general budget support: a tale of experience
Richard Gerster
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13.45 – 14.00
Fiduciary safeguards and budget support: how to ensure that resources are put to the best possible use
Roberto Tarallo
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14.00 – 14.15
Supply and demand in domestic accountability: mutual responsibilities of the government and its partners
Daniel Armand Thiéba
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14.15 – 14.45
Dialogue between the two speakers and the audience
Chair: Beatrice Müller

14.45 – 15.15 Pause

Erfolgsfaktoren Factors of success (2): results and "monitoring"
 
15.15 – 15.30
Budget support as an instrument to improve the business environment: first experiences and future priorities
Ebenezer Mireku
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15.30 – 15.45
"New budget support": from imposed conditionality to a performance agreement
Andrew Lawson
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15.45 – 16.15
Dialogue between the two speakers and the audience
Chair: Beatrice Müller

16.15 – 16.300
Closing remarks
Jean-Daniel Gerber