The 2007 Philippines Development Forum or PDF 2007, was held on March 8-9, 2007 in Cebu City, Philippines under the chairmanship of the Government of the Philippines (represented by Finance Secretary Margarito Teves), with the World Bank as co-chair (represented by Philippines Country Director Joachim von Amsberg). The theme for the PDF 2007 was "Achieving Broad-Based Growth through Sustained Reforms and Higher Investments." The PDF is an interactive and participatory forum where different stakeholders from the national and local governments, executive, legislative and judicial branches, civil society, academic, business groups, and the international development community, discuss possible actions and agree on specific outcomes to the main reform challenges of the country. The PDF 2007 Meeting was attended by delegations from Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The international organizations participating in the meeting includes the Asian Development Bank, European Commission, International Monetary Fund, Kuwait Fund, OPEC Fund for International Development, Saudi Fund for Development, various United Nations Agencies and the World Bank Group. The last PDF meeting for the Philippines was held on March 30-31, 2006 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. Below are the speeches, statements, and presentations made during the two-day event: Day 2, March 9, 2007 Day 1, March 8, 2007 The agenda of the PDF 2007 (as of March 6, 2007) is available for download. It is also available from the PDF website: http://pdf.ph |
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