SERVICES: ATELIER À GENÈVE — 26 JUIN 2012

Atelier sur les services financiers et le développement
26 juin 2012

Le Comité du commerce des services financiers a organisé le 26 juin 2012 un atelier sur le commerce des services financiers et le développement, dont le but était d'approfondir les discussions sur le lien entre le commerce des services financiers et le développement, entamées l'année dernière par le Comité, et de promouvoir le dialogue et l'échange de renseignements entre les Membres sur différents aspects réglementaires, commerciaux et politiques relatifs à cette question.


(uniquement en anglais)

Background

The workshop is a follow up to a Dedicated Discussion on this topic held at the Committee in May 2011.  The programme of the workshop was organized on the basis of three broad topics identified by Members themselves, namely:

(a) The contribution of trade in financial services to economic growth and development;

(b) Ways to (i) enhance Members’ capacity to carry out effective and efficient supervision and regulation over the financial sector (including of foreign financial institutions), and (ii) promote information exchange and cooperation between home and host country regulators; and

(c) The relationship between financial services liberalization, the regulatory framework, and financial stability.

The programme, as well as the presentations made at each session, can be found below.

 

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Programme  

Chair: Ms. Micong Klimes, Chairperson of the Committee on Trade in Financial Services

9h00 - 9h15

Opening remarks

Mr. Harsha Vardhana Singh
Deputy-Director General, WTO
> DDG Harsha V. Singh’s opening remarks 
  

9h15 - 10h45 The contribution of trade in financial services to economic growth and development: overview, specific issues, and empirical evidence

This session will provide an overview of the extensive literature on finance and economic development, focusing in particular on the specific contribution of (openness to) trade in financial services. In so doing, the session will address such questions as the channels through which finance and (openness to) trade in financial services could contribute to economic growth, development, and poverty reduction; and the role of regulation and policy in building effective, inclusive and pro-development financial systems.
  

 

Speakers:

Mr. Thorsten Beck, Professor of Economics, Chairman of the European Banking Center at Tilburg University
> Presentation  > Biography

Ms. Mina Mashayekhi, Head, Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities, UNCTAD.
> Presentation  > Biography

Q&A
  

11h00 - 13h00 The contribution of trade in financial services to economic growth and development: national experiences

As a follow-up to the previous session, this session brings together representatives of different Members to share their experiences with regard to financial services liberalization and the promotion of economic development.
  

 

Speakers:

Mr. Dwityapoetra Soeyasa Besar, Deputy Director, Division Head (Banking Risk), Financial System Stability Group, Central Bank of Indonesia
> Presentation  > Biography

Mr. Rick Wang, Financial Supervisory Commission, Chinese Taipei
> Biography   

Mr. Michal Kruszka, Head of Research Unit, Analysis and International Co-operation Department, Financial Supervision Authority, Poland
> Presentation  > Biography

Mr. Settor Amediku, Head, Financial Stability Department, Central Bank of Ghana
> Presentation  > Biography

Q&A
  

14h30 - 16h00 Regulatory Issues

In order to function properly, financial systems necessitate effective regulation and supervision. However, the increasingly sophisticated nature of financial services, together with the interconnectedness of financial systems, has rendered regulation and supervision more complex. The purpose of this session is to discuss the challenges faced by financial regulators in an ever more globalized environment, review the current regulatory agenda post-financial crisis (both at the national and international levels), and explore ways to enhance Members’ capacity to carry out effective and efficient supervision and regulation over the financial sector (including of foreign financial institutions), and promote information exchange and cooperation between home — and host — country regulators.
  

 

Speakers:

Mr. Costas Stephanou, member of the Secretariat, Financial Stability Board (FSB)
> Presentation  > Biography

Ms. Nezahat Cesur, Senior Banking Specialist, Regulation Department, Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, Turkey
> Presentation

Ms. Ran Lin, International Department, People's Bank of China
> Presentation  > Biography

Q&A
  

16h15 - 18h00

The relationship between financial services liberalization, the regulatory framework and financial stability

For all the benefits that financial services liberalization might bring in terms of efficiency, product availability, allocation of financial resources and development more generally, it could also entail risks to financial stability. Events of the last few years provide stark evidence of the deleterious effects of inadequately regulated financial sectors. This session will explore the crucial relationship between financial liberalization, regulation and stability.
  

 

Speakers:

Mr. Stijn Claessens, Assistant Director, Research Department, IMF
> Presentation  > Biography

Mr. Olivier Salles, Head of Unit, International Affairs, Directorate General Internal Market and Services, European Commission.
> Presentation  > Biography

Mr. Pedro Páez, former Minister for Economic Policy Coordination of Ecuador and Ecuadorian Representative for issues on the New International Financial Architecture
> Presentation  > Biography

Q&A
  

18h00 Closing remarks by the Chair