Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Economies in APEC on Regulatory Regimes to Support Liberalisation of Financial Services in the WTO Doha Round (22 Nov - 1 Dec 2006)

Requests and offers on financial services liberalisation have to be tabled in the WTO. Even though the Doha Round may have stalled, the process of financial services liberalisation must be expected to become a prominent aspect of APEC’s agenda in the period ahead. This is therefore an opportune time to help officials involved in these processes with their understanding of how the financial supervisory framework promotes stability and financial innovation.  Focus on the supervisory environment for financial services gives key insights into the financial services sectors’ needs and issues. An effective supervisory system generates confidence and thereby enables and encourages the liberalisation of financial services in the WTO Doha Round, contributing to growth and development.

The Australian APEC Study Centre of Monash University in collaboration with academia and experts in the financial industry have developed a training program designed to assist regulators and industry in the Asia Pacific region to develop an understanding of financial services regulatory frameworks and the practical issues involved in liberalisation.

The training program, Capacity Building in Prudential Regulation and Risk Managment in Life Insurance and Pensions, is to be held on Wednesday 22 November - Friday, 1 December 2006.

This program is generously provided by the Australian Government’s International Aid Agency, AusAID, through its Public Sector Linkages Progam (PSLP).

This course is an extension of the very successful series of training programs under the Managing Regulatory Change in Life Insurance and Pensions facility, run by the Australian APEC Study Centre under the auspices of the APEC Finance Ministers with the support of the ADB, AusAID, the Department of Finance of the University of Melbourne and Australian public and private sector organisations. To date this program has trained more than 200 regulators in the Asia Pacific.

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Program

Pre-reading materials