08:30-09:00 Registration

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09:00-09:15 Group Photo

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09:15-09:45 Opening Ceremony:

1. Gochmyrat Myradov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on Finance and Economy – Welcome Address by H.E. Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan to the Conference participants

2. Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

3. Rastislav Vrbensky, Deputy Director, UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS – Opening Statement

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09:45-11:00  Scene Setter: SDGs in Turkmenistan & New Trends in Development Finance

 

Moderator: Rahimberdi Jepbarov, Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan

 

1. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator / UNDP Resident Representative - Financing the SDGs at regional and country level

2. Batyr Bazarov, Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan - Implementation of SDGs and the national development agenda of Turkmenistan

3. Jos Verbeek, Special Representative to the UN and WTO, World Bank – New trends in Financing for Development and IFIs role

4. Rahimberdi Jepbarov, Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan – Expanding the Horizons for Development Financing Turkmenistan.

 Q&A

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11:00-11:30 Coffee – Break

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11:30-12:30 Session 1: Partnerships for Domestic Financing

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Moderator:  Ben Slay, Senior Economist, UNDP   Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS

 

1. Murad Berdiev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Central Bank of Turkmenistan – Role of the National Banking Sector in Financing National Development 

2. Natalia Tamirisa, Mission Chief for Turkmenistan, IMF – Public Investment and Debt Management 

3. Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan – Public Finance Management Reform in Turkmenistan 

4. Shaheen Nilofer, UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan – UN Investment Cases 

Q&A

 

12:45 – 13:00 Signing ceremony of bilateral documents

 

13:00-14:00 Lunch (restaurant of “Yyldyz” hotel)

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14:00-15:00 Session 2: Mobilizing International Finance and Private Investments

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Moderator: Sahba Sobhani, Global Programme Advisor, UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development 

 

1. Aleksandr Dadayev, Chairman of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists of Turkmenistan – Role of Private Sector in Development Financing

2. Natalia Khanjenkova, Managing Director for Central Asia and Russia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development – EBRD Sustainability Approach: Investment priorities in Turkmenistan

3. Marzena Rytel, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers – Public-Private Partnership Project and Small and Medium Enterprise Finance

4. Sohail Zubairi, Projects Advisor, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre – Islamic Financing and Investment

Q&A

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15:00-16:00 Session 3: Financing Beyond Borders: Turkmenistan-Afganistan-Pakistan-India Project

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Moderator: Ben Slay, Senior Economist, UNDP   Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS

 

1. Myrat Archaev, State Minister-Chairman of State Concern Turkmengas

2. H.E. Nab Meerwais, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Turkmenistan

3. H.E. Murad Ashraf Janjua, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Turkmenistan

4. H.E. Mr. Azar A. H. Khan, Ambassador of India in Turkmenistan

5. Muhammetmyrat Amanov, CEO & Chairman of Board of TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL)

Q&A

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16:00-16:30 Coffee-Break

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16:30-17:00 Closing Statements

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1. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan – Outcome Document of the Conference

2. Rahimberdi Jepbarov, Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan

 

Closing Address by the Conference participants to H.E. Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan

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17:00-18:30 Bilateral Meetings

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18:30-20:00 Official Dinner (By invitation only)

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Cultural Programme

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09:00-10:00 Visit to Hippodrome

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10:30-11:30 Tour in the National Carpet Museum

 

Note:  

09:00-12:00 Technical Workshop on Islamic Finance  

(for    the representatives of the ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan)

Sohail Zubairi, Projects Advisor, Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre

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12:00-13:00 Visit to the Scientific and methodological center for the Sustainable Development Goals at the Institute of International relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

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