Testing Times for the International Financial System: New Challenges for Small Open Economies
Reykjavik, Iceland
October 28, 2008
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Overview
The overarching theme of the conference was floating exchange rate regime in Iceland and the policy choices of other such small open economies. For such countries, the cross-currency liquidity pressures against their own currency turned out to be lethal. Thus the panel debate involved assessing options left for Iceland.
Agenda
Speakers
- Andrew ROZANOV: Managing Director, Head of Sovereign Advisory, State Street Global Markets
- Asgeir JONSSON: Head of Research, Kaupthing Bank
- Erling STEIGUM: Professor of Economics, Norway School of Management
- Franz NAUSCHNIGG: Director, International affairs, Central Bank of Austria
- Fridrik BALDURSSON: Professor of Economics, University of Iceland
- Gazi ERCEL: President, Ercel Advisors
- Gyorgy SZAPARY: Former Deputy President, National Bank on Hungary
- Heidar GUDJONSSON: Managing Partner, Novator
- John NUGEE: Managing Director, State Street Global Advisors Ltd.
- Lars CHRISTENSEN: Head Emerging Market Research Danske Bank
- Mar GUDMUNDSSON: Deputy Head, Monetary and Economic Department, BIS
- Mario I. BLEJER: Advisor, Banco Hipotecario
- Miranda XAFA: Alternate Executive Director, IMF Board
- Nandita SINGH: Strategist, Emerging Markets, JP Morgan
- Pentti KOURI: Chairman, Hakia
- Philip LANE: Professor of Economics, Trinity College
- Rene KALLESTRUP: Economist, Central Bank of Iceland
- Richard PORTES: Professor of Economics, London Business School
- Thorarinn G. PETURSSON: Deputy Director and Deputy Chief Economist, Central Bank of Iceland