THE ECONOMIST will be holding a conference next Friday examining the ongoing battle to save the eurozone, inviting President Nicos Anastasiades as its keynote speaker.
For the fifth consecutive year, Europe is preoccupied with weak public finances, anemic growth and high unemployment rates.
The Cypriot economy is also in the midst of the economic crisis. The new government is negotiating with the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF the terms of a “package” bailout, raising questions as to whether Cyprus will succeed, or for that matter the eurozone?
Anastasiades will address the conference on the priorities and challenges of the new government. The event will be held in Nicosia and is being organised in association with the University of Nicosia and the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, with the support of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The conference will also host top-flight speakers from Cyprus, Greece, USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland, including Europe Editor of The Economist John Peet, vice-president of the European Parliament Anni Podimata, Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris, Nobel Laureate economist Christopher Pissarides, Rector and Jean Monnet Chair Holder Michalis Attalides and Head of European G10 Foreign Exchange Strategy of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Fmr Deputy Division Chief of the IMF Athanasios Vamvakidis.
Key analysts from the American Enterprise Institute, the Transport Infrastructure Commission of the German State of Hessen and the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund will give their views on important aspects of the Cypriot and European economy.
Other issues on the agenda include a European Banking Union, restoration of stability and competitiveness, developments on the bailout, Cypriot deposits, privatisations, credit risk management for banking and business, and liquidity issues.
For more information on the full agenda, go to www.hazliseconomist.com.