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British Business and the Euro Seminar

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