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Improving Governance in Emerging Market Economies

October 12, 2023
Related topics: 
Economy

Chair                          

- Nobumitsu Hayashi, Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

Presenter

- Rajat Nag, Distinguished Fellow, Emerging Markets Forum (EMF)

Discussants

- María Eugenia Brizuela de Avila, Director, Inversiones Vision

- Larabi Jaïdi, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South (PCNS)

- Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Director and Board Member, Mo Ibrahim Foundation

- Djoomart Otorbaev, Former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

- Sommai Phasee, Chairman, Thailand Bond Market Association

Launch of the latest EMF publication: “From Here to Denmark ..the importance of institutions for good governance” by Rajat Nag and Harinder Kohli

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