2012 Conference on Cyprus

                          The Cyprus Economy at a Time of European Uncertainty:
                                            Managing Reform & Sustainability

 

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Date	Friday, 10 February 2012
Venue	Shaw Library, Old Building, LSE
Time	One-day Conference
Key-note Speakers	Praxoula Antoniadou-Kyriacou, Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism, Cyprus Christopher Pissarides, Professor of Economics, LSE & 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize Winner for Economic Sciences

• Final Programme

• Conference Report

Welcome AddressKevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies & Professor of European Politics, LSE

 

Keynote Speech  

Chair: Chris Pissarides, Professor of Economics, LSE & 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize Winner for Economic Sciences

• Praxoula Antoniadou-Kyriacou, Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism, Cyprus Managing the Cyprus Economy towards sustainable growth

 

 

 

      

 

Panel 1 - The Challenges for Macroeconomic Policy

Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies & Professor of European Politics, LSE

• Moritz Kraemer, Managing Director & Head of the Sovereign Ratings Group for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Standard & Poor's
  Theme: Budgetary Management
• Polyvios S. Eliofotou, Economist, DG Economic & Financial Affairs, EU
  Theme: Fiscal Policy
• Bernard H. Casey, Principal Research Fellow, University of Warwick & Visiting Senior Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE
  Theme: Demographic Change
• Louis N. Christofides, Professor of Economics, University of Cyprus
  Theme: The Labour Market

 

Panel 2 - Reform and Regulating Business & Financial Sector

Chair: Kate Phylaktis, Professor of International Finance, Cass Business School

• Constantinos Stephanou, Senior Financial Economist, Financial & Private Sector Development Vice Presidency, World Bank Group
  Theme: The Banking Sector
• Fiona Mullen, Director, Sapienta Economics
  Theme: Business Services

 

Panel 3 - Strengthening & Diversifying the Cyprus Economy

Chair: Vassilis Monastiriotis, Senior Lecturer in the Political Economy of South Eastern Europe, LSE

• Sofronis Clerides, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Cyprus 
   Theme: The Tourism Sector
• Rick van der Ploeg, Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
  Theme: Managing Resource Wealth

 

Closing Roundtable 

• Praxoula Antoniadou-Kyriacou, Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism, Cyprus
• Chris Pissarides, Professor of Economics, LSE & 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize Winner for Economic Sciences
• Ellie Patsalos, Vice Chairman & Partner, Deloitte LLP
• Kate Phylaktis, Professor of International Finance, Cass Business School
• Robert McDonald, Freelance Writer & Contributor, Economist Intelligence Unit's Country Report: Greece

 

Press: The Financial Mirror