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British Business and the Euro |
Seminar |
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Only with invitation |
February 6,2002 |
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London |
With the support of CDC-IXIS Capital Markets |
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and NIESR |
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Programme |
Introduction |
10:15 - 10:30 |
Martin Weale |
CBE, Director, NIESR |
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Lionel Fontagné |
Director, CEPII |
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First session: |
10:30 - 13:00 |
Macroeconomics Aspects of UK Integration into the Euro-Zone |
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Jean Pisani-Ferry |
President, Conseil d'Analyse Economique |
Chair |
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Ray Barrell |
Senior Research Fellow, NIESR |
General Discussant |
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Michael Artis |
Professor, European University Institute |
Speakers |
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11:15 - 11:30 |
Patrick Minford |
Professor, University of Applied Economics, Cardiff Business School |
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Patrick Artus |
Director, Economic and Research Department, CDC-Ixis |
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Second session: |
14:00 - 16:30 |
EMU and Britain as a
Location of Economic Activity |
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The Attractiveness of London and Britain for Investment in Finance and Industry: Regulatory Issues and EMU Membership |
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Lionel Fontagné |
Director, CEPII |
Chair |
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Nigel Pain |
Senior Research Fellow, NIESR |
General Discussant |
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E. Philip Davis |
Professor of Economics and Finance, Brunel University |
Speakers |
Malcolm Levitt |
Senior European Adviser, Price Waterhouse Coopers |
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Lord Haskins |
Chairman, Northern Foods plc |
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Richard Portes |
Director, CEPR |
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Roundtable: |
17:00 - 18:30 |
Probability and Time Schedule of a British EMU Membership |
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François David |
CEO, Coface |
Chair |
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Sir Samuel Brittan |
Commentator and Author, The Financial Times |
General Discussant |
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Vincent Cable |
MP |
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Eric Chaney |
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley |
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Anthony Orsatelli |
Chief Executive Officer, CDC Ixis Capital Markets |
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The Rt Hon Lord Radice |
MP |
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Dr Jürgen Pfister |
Head of Economic Research, Commerzbank AG |
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