Fiscal Policy Alternatives for Romania
03 November 2010 4:00 pm CET
Varujan Vosganian, Former Minister of Economy and Finance, Romania
Venue
wiiw, Rahlgasse 3, 1060 Vienna, lecture hall (entrance from the ground floor)
Description
The presentation will focus on the following topics:
- The impact of the global crisis on Romania – the causes of the hard landing.
- Government policies and economic processes in 2009 to Spring 2010 leading to the IMF agreement.
- Results of the IMF evaluations under the support programme – fiscal policy alternatives, measures and results in 2010.
- Fiscal strategy for 2011-2012 – is a new agreement with the IMF necessary?
- The importance of EU programmes for economic development and fiscal stability.
- Currency stability and Romania’s road to the euro.