Исследовательский Центр ИПМ
Kasrtyčnicki Ekanamičny Forum

Closed seminar for journalists "Belarus on the way to the WTO accession: problems and prospects"

The seminar for journalists was held in scopes of the project "Belarus on the way to the WTO accession: problems and prospects" which is implemented by the IPM Research Center jointly with the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE, Warsaw).
 
Location:
Hotel "Europe", room for negotiations, 7 floor
Minsk, International str. 28
 
Time:
October 8, 2013

Program:
The seminar opening
Irina Tochitskaya, PhD in economics, Academic Director of the IPM Research Center
 
The WTO history, the overall structure of WTO agreements, the basic principles. 
Rules and procedure for accession to the WTO. Recent trends.
Olga Ponizova, PhD in economics, Director of the Eco-Accord Center (Russia)
 
Impact of the WTO accession on economic development: the experience of recently joined countries
Irina Kolesnikova, Researcher of the Institute of Economics NAS of Belarus
 
Enterprise’s estimate of the consequences of Belarus’ WTO accession
Irina Tochitskaya, PhD in economics, Academic Director of the IPM Research Center
 
The consequences of the WTO accession for Ukrainian economy
Veronika Movchan, Academic Director of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Ukraine)
 
The consequences of the WTO accession for Moldavian economy
Georgetta Minku, Executive Director, Centrul de Dezvoltare si Management (Moldova)
 
The consequences of the WTO accession for Russian economy
Elena Leontieva, Senior Researcher, CEFIR (Russia)
 
Social consequences of Belarus’ WTO accession: the impact on households
Gleb Shymanovich, Economist of the IPM Research Center