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GRIPS Development Forum & JICA Seminar (over)

"Japan's Approach to African Development during TICAD IV:
The Case of Ehiopia"

(Oct 2011) The seminar was held on Monday, 17 Oct. This seminar aims to share the results of the first phase of the program, Industrial Policy Dialogue (2009-2011), with a wider audience, show how Japan has been sharing East Asian experience with Ethiopia, and discuss its implementations for Japan's growth support for Africa.

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UNDP-GRIPS Development Forum Public Seminar (over)
 
"Sigrid Kaag Talks @ GRIPS
       - Challenge and Opportunities for Sustainable Development"

(Oct 2011) The seminar was held on Thursday, 6 Oct.

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                             and here (GDF Event page)
　

(May 2011) In 3-6 May, 2011 the Asian Development Bank held its 44th Annual Meeting in Hanoi. Prof. Ohno of VDF was the keynote speaker at Vietnam Business Summit where he discussed the risk of middle income trap and importance of policy learning for Vietnam. DPM Hoang Trung Hai, MPI Minister Vo Hong Phuc, Finance Minister Vu Van Minh, SBV Governor Nguyen Van Giau, and ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda also spoke. Prof. Ohno was also a panelist at another ADB seminar on Middle Income Asia, together with Prof. Robert Mundell (Columbia U.), Prof. Dwight Parkins (Harvard U.) and Prof. Ravi Kanbur (Cornel U.) ADB is turning to middle income issues as many of its member countries are graduating from low income. Vietnamese audience and media were also interested in current inflation and how government should cope with it.

Ohno's Speech
           Presentation