Financing for Regional Economic Integration in Northeast Asia:

Cross-border Infrastructure, Resources, and Capital Mobilization

*An activity in the context of APEC 2011, Honolulu

Tokyo, Japan, May 11-12, 2011

Organized by

The Northeast Asia Economic Forum

Hosted by

Office of Research Promotion and Support, Nihon University

In Cooperation with

Korea Institute of International Economic Policy (KIIEP)

East Asia Research Program, University of California Barkley

Research Center for Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia, Tianjin, China

College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Nihon University

4-8-24 Kudan-Minami

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

WEDNESDAY, 11 May 2011

13:30–14:00 Opening Session

Introduction by LEE-JAY CHO, Chairman, Northeast Asia Economic Forum

Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Sato Masanori, Director, Office of Research Promotion and Support, Nihon University

Session 1: Resources and Infrastructure and Capital Mobilization

14:00 – 14:20

Case for Financing Cross-border Infrastructure in Mongolia and Russian Far East Yamamoto Takashi, Takushoku University, Japan

14:20 – 14:40

Financing Resource Development and Infrastructure and Proposed Northeast Bank for Cooperation and Development

Zhang Jianping, Director, Department of International Regional Cooperation, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission, China

14:40 – 15:00

Rreview of European Bank for Regional Development in terms of its Goal , Performance, and Accomplishment

Bahk Byung Won, Board Member, Korea API and Former Senior Economic Advisor to the President of Korea

15:00 – 17:00 Discussion

Zou Ping, Secretary General, Research Center for Northeast Asia Financial Cooperation and Former Senior Advisor, China Life Insurance, China

Lim Jung Duk, Professor Emeritus, Pusan National University and Chairman, Institute for City and Economics , Korea

Additional Panels to be Determined

THURSDAY, 12 May 2011

Session 2: Financing Regional Economic Integration

9:00 – 9:20

Vision for Korea-Japan Economic Integration: Fukuoka-Busan Cross-border Infrastructure Development as a Stepping Stone

Lim Jung Duk, Professor Emeritus, Busan National University and Chairman, Institute for City and Economy, Korea

9:20 – 9:40

Northeheast Asia Economic Integration and Need for Multi-lateral Development Bank

Li Gange Ze, Professor of Economics, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa

9:40-10:00

Performance and Accounting Criteria for Development Banks

Pae Won Ki, Professor, Hongik University and Advisor, KPMG, Korea

10:00 – 10:20

Northeast Asia Economic Community and Development Bank for Northeast Asia: Japanese Perspective

Mizuno Mitsuru, Professor, Nihon University

10:00 – 12:00 Discussion

Ogawa Eiichi, Professor, Hitotsubashi University

Shiyoya, T., Former President, NIRA

Bahk Byung Won, Board Member, Korea API and Former Senior Economic Advisor to the President of Korea

Zhang Jianping, Director, Department of International Regional Cooperation, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission, China

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30-16:30 Panel Discussion

Lim Jung Duk, Professor Emeritus, Busan National University and Chairman, Institute for City and Economy, Korea

Nakayama Taro, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Shiyoya, T., Former President, NIRA

Bahk Byung Won, Board Member, Korea API and Former Senior Economic Advisor to the President of Korea

Mizuno Mitsuru, Professor, Nihon University

Zou Ping, Secretary General, Research Center for Northeast Asia Financial Cooperation and Former Senior Advisor, China Life Insurance, China

Finance Meeting Participants

Northeast Asia Economic Forum

Lee-Jay Cho, Chairman, Northeast Asia Economic Forum

Yamamoto Takashi, Takushoku University, Japan

Korea

Bahk Byung Won, Board Member, Korea API and Former Senior Economic Advisor to the President of Korea

Pae Won Ki, Professor, Hongik University and Advisor, KPMG, Korea

Lim Jung Duk, Professor Emeritus, Busan National University and Chairman, Institute for City and Economy, Korea

Lee Chang Jae, Senior Fellow, Korea Institute of International Economic Policy (KIEP)

China

Zou Ping, Secretary General, Research Center for Northeast Asia Financial Cooperation and Former Senior Advisor, China Life Insurance, China

Zhang Jianping, Director, Department of International Regional Cooperation, Institute for International Economic Research, National Development and Reform Commission, China

Japan

Nakayama Taro, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Maeda Tadashi, Head, Corporate Planning Department, Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Special Advisor to the Cabinet, Japan

Li Gang Zhe, Professor of Economics, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa

Mizuno Mitsuru, Professor, Nihon University

Additional participants from Nihon University:

Sato Masanori, Director of Research, Office of Research Promotion and Support, Nihon University