Event

Event Title: ABCDE 2006: TOKYO Date: 2006-05-29 - 2006-05-30 The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together every year academics, policy makers, representatives of multilateral and bilateral agencies, research institutes, civil society organizations, students, and journalists, and thus provides an excellent opportunity to foster exchange of knowledge and understanding of development issues. The 2006 edition of the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) took place in Tokyo and was co-organized by the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Japan and gathered nearly 900 participants over two days. The theme of the conference was Rethinking Infrastructure for Development.

B-SPAN releases from this event are:

01. Opening Remarks 02. Infrastructure for Growth 03. Rethinking Infrastructure for Development 04. Sustainable Development and Infrastructure 05. Where are we standing on foreign aid? by Richard Manning 06. Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Development 07. Keynote address by Sadako Ogata 08. Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation 09. Aid for Trade, by Joseph Stiglitz 10. Global Development Finance 11. Cities for Development 12. Closing Speeches 13. Award Ceremony of the International Essay Competition 2006