Open Lecture, Infrastructure in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe: Benchmarking, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Issues

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 14:00-15:30 Vienna time (CEST)

Presenters
Ms. Petia Borissova Topalova, International Monetary Fund
Mr. Gabriel Di Bella, International Monetary Fund

Moderator
Ms. Elisabeth Hagen, Senior Research Associate, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

Scaling up infrastructure investment as part of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to lift long-term growth in a sustainable manner, and accelerate the digital and green transformation in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. With the crisis stretching budgets, achieving value for money will be even more relevant. This webinar will examine the region's infrastructure gaps and assess the potential returns of infrastructure investment. It will articulate policies that can help countries maximize the benefits of infrastructure investment, focusing on the role of infrastructure governance to ensure spending efficiency, stimulate more cross-border collaboration and greater private sector participation.

The webinar will be held in English.

Participants are encouraged to ask written questions to the presenters using the webinar’s Q&A feature.

To participate in the webinar please sign up here.

A list of JVI webinars on topical issues in the field of financial stability, fiscal policy, and macroeconomics can be found here.

The schedule of JVI courses – including virtual courses – can be found here.

We look forward to continuing our engagement with you!

Hervé Joly, Director (JVI)

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Course Details

Start: 20211012Oct 12
End: 20211012Oct 12

Language: English

Sponsoring Organization: AA

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Application Deadline: October 12, 2021