Doing Business 2008
Reformers' Club Investor Seminar and Awards Dinner
The Doing Business Reformers’ Club will celebrate and showcase the achievements of the global top 10 reforming governments in 2007. The top 10 are, in order, Egypt, Croatia, Ghana, Macedonia, Georgia, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, China, and Bulgaria. These countries have carried out the most reforms in the areas covered in the Doing Business 2008 report.
Government officials will present their successful reforms to an international investor audience and the global business media, and create enthusiasm about investment opportunities in their countries. Reform leaders will be publicly acknowledged for their achievements and will become members of the Reformers’ Club.
Top reformer status and membership of the Reformers’ Club have become prestigious and sought after designations for politicians involved in business environment reform. The Club aims to be the leading global policy forum to engage business environment reformers and a leading force in shaping and motivating the future business environment reform agenda around the world.
| Event Information |
| The Doing Business 2008 Reformers’ Club event will take place in New York, on June 4, 2008. The event includes a half-day investor seminar followed by a reception and awards dinner. The event is organized by the World Bank and IFC in partnership with: General Electric, USAID, JPMorgan, New York Stock Exchange, United States Council for International Business, Trade Association for the Emerging Markets, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
| Opening and Introductions |
| Graeme Wheeler, Managing Director, World Bank, will be giving opening remarks. Michael Klein, Vice President for Financial and Private Sector Development, World Bank-IFC and Chief Economist of IFC, will host the event. |
| Panel Discussions |
| Meet the world’s fastest reformers of business regulation in a conversation led by Clive Crook, Associate Editor, Financial Times, and former editor of The Economist. Finance and Investment Ministers will discuss recent and future reform plans and their impact on their respective business environments. Ministers confirmed to-date: H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investment, Egypt H.E. Ivan Suker, Minister of Finance, Croatia H.E. Eka Sharashidze, Minister of Economic Development, Georgia H.E. Luis Guillermo Plata, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Colombia Dr. Awwad S. Al-Awwad, Deputy Governor for Investment Affairs, Saudi Arabia |
| Reception and Awards Dinner |
| At the Reformers' Awards Dinner, the top reforming countries will be presented with awards for their achievements and will be inaugurated as Reformers’ Club Members. |
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