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Iraq Banking and Finance Conference
April 4- 5, 2007
Intercontinental Hotel, Amman, Jordan

Banking in Iraq: The 21
st Century Challenge




ANNOTATED AGENDA

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Participant arrivals and pre-registration
7:00 p.m. Welcome reception (Hotel Intercontinental)
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
8:00 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30
Official Opening



Welcome addresses from Iraqi and U.S. officials
9:30 – 10:00 Opening Address
Overview of Banking in Iraq: Developments and Challenges
Speaker:
Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq
10:00 – 10:30 Keynote Presentation



Global Banking Developments and their Implications for Transition
Economies
10:45 – 11:15 Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:45 Plenary Session 1
The Role of the Central Bank in Implementing Monetary Policy
12:45 – 1:00 DISCUSSION
12:45 – 1:45 pm
PRESS BRIEFINGS (By invitation only)
Select invitees will gather in Room # …. Intercontinental Hotel for briefings with the Press Corps.
Details to be provided under separate cover
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 Plenary Session 2
Prudential Regulation and Supervision of the Iraqi Banking System;
Risk Management Systems within the Commercial Banks; Effect of the
New Secured Transactions Law, etc.
3:00 – 3:15 Tea/Coffee Break
3:15 – 3:30 GROUP PHOTO
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3:30 – 4:30 Plenary Session 3
Private Banks in Iraq – Current Status a nd Future Growth
4:30 – 5:30 Breakout Session 1
The Development of New Bank Products and Services (Including
Deposit Products); Islamic Banking Products; Bank Profitability and
Return on Assets Criteria.
Breakout Session 2
The Improvement of International and Domestic Wire Transfer Systems,
Check Processing, Clearing and Banking MIS Systems
7:30 – 9:00 pm Reception
Thursday, April 5, 2007
9:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session 4
State-Owned Banking Sector in Iraq - Developments
10:30 – 10:45 Tea/Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15 Plenary Session 5
Banking and the Growth of the Private Sector: Building a Vibrant SME
Lending Industry: The Role of Loan Guarantees
12:15 - 1:15 Plenary Session 6
Strategy for the Microfinance Industry in Iraq – Outreach and Growth
1:15 – 2:15 Lunch
2.15 – 3:30 Breakout session 3
How to Support the Development of a Financial Services Training
Center
Breakout session 4
Bringing International Financial Standards to Iraqi Bank Financial
Statements/Annual Reports
3:30 – 4:00 CONCLUDING DISCUSSION
4:00 – 4:30
Closing Session
http://www.export.gov/iraq/pdf/usaid...genda_0407.pdf