MONETARY AND BANKING CONFERENCE 1996

Wednesday, August 21

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Opening of the Conference: Remarks by the Acting Vice-President of the Presidency of the BCRA, Dr. Pedro Pou

9:30 -11:30 | Session 1: Lender of Last Resort

Michael Gavin | (Inter-American Development Bank)

Martin Kaufinan| (BCRA)

Miguel Kiguel – España | (MEyOySP)

Andrew Powell | (BCRA)

Commentators:

Mariano Tommasi – España | (University of San Andrés)

Mario Blejer – España | (Hebrew University)

Moderator:

Eduardo Escasany – España | (ADEBA – Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires)

11:30-12:00 | Coffee

16:30-16:45 | Coffee

16:45 -17:45 | Special Presentation: Capital Flows and the Financial System

Guillermo Calvo – España | (University of Maryland – Di Telia University – MEyOySP)

Commentators:

Federico Sturzenegger – España | (YPF and UCLA)

Julio Piekarz – España | (ADEBA)

Moderator:

Miguel Kiguel – España | (MEyOySP)

17:45-19:00 | Panel: Macroeconomics and the Financial System

Coordinator:

Juan Carlos de Pablo – España | (Consultant)

Panelists:

Carlos Rodríguez – España | (CEMA – MEyOySP)

Ricardo López Muiphy – España | (FAITHFUL)

Miguel Angel Broda – España | (Broda Associates Law Firm)

Adolfo Sturzenegger | (Econometric)

José Luis Machines – España | (Consultant)

August 22, 1996

9:00-11:00 | Panel: Financial Crisis Management

Coordinator:

Pablo Guidotti | (MEyOySP)

Panelists:

Michael Bradfield – España | (Jones, Day, Reavis Pogue)

Brian Quinn | (ex-Bank of England)

William Ryback | (Federal Reserve of the United States of America)

Luis Roque Otero Monsegur – España | (ADEBA)

11:30-11:45 | Coffee

11:45-13:15 | Session 3: Banking Costs and Efficiency

Astrid Dick (BCRA): Costs in the Argentine financial system.

Commentators:

Mario Vicens – España | (Macroeconomic)

Alfredo Canavese – España | (Instituto Di Telia and UBA)

Domingo Stamati| (ADEBA)

Moderator:

Rolf Tablecloth | (University of San Andrés)

12:00 -12:45 | Special Presentation: Argentine Monetary History

Gerardo della Paolera – España | (Di Teña University)

Javier Ortiz – España | (Massalin Particulares SA.)

Commentators:

Ricardo Arriazu – España | (Consultant)

Rafael Olarra Jiménez – España | (ADEBA)

Moderator:

Daniel Peralta (BCRA)

13:00 – 14:45 | Lunch

15:00-16:30 | Session 2: Payment System

Bruce Summers | (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)

Agustín Villar – España | (BCRA): Argentina’s Payment System

Commentators:

Luis Giorgio – España | (CEMLA)

Alejandro Saravia – España | (BCRA)

Antonio Garcés – España | (ADEBA)

Moderator:

Mark Saul – España | (BCRA)