Ease of Doing Business Conference (EDBI) 2014 - Maputo, Mozambique
Venue: Indy Village Hotel Conference Centre
Sunday, 29 June
2014
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All
day
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Arrival
/ Hotel Transfer
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All
Delegates
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Day 1
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Monday, 30 June 2014
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08:00 ― 09:00
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Registration / Welcome Coffee
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All Delegates
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Session 1 – Welcome and Opening
Remarks
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09:00 ― 09:15
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Presentation of the Conference Program
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MC
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09:15 ― 09:25
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Remarks by the Confederation
of Private Sector Associations
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Mr Rui Monteiro,
Confederation of Private Sector Associations (CTA)
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09:25 ― 09:35
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Remarks by
the World Bank Group
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Mrs
Isabel Soares, World Bank Acting Country Director for Mozambique
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09:35 ― 09:45
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Welcome remarks
by the Government of Mozambique
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Honorable Ministry
of Industry and Commerce, Armando Inroga
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Session 2 – Context Setting
and Doing Business Reforms
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09.45 –
09.55
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Conference context setting
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Mr Joey
Mathekga, EDBI Steering Commitee
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09.55 – 10.05
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Remarks
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Investment
Climate Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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10:05 ― 10:20
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Regional Doing
Business Reform Trends
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Ms
Cemile Hacibeyoglu, Business Regulation Specialist, IFC
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10:20 ― 10:40
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Questions and Answers
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10:40 ― 11:00
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Coffee Break
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All Delegates
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Session 3 – Sharing Reforms in the Area of ‘Dealing
with Construction Permits’
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11.00 –
11:40
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Good Practices in the Construction Permit Process
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Maputo Municipality Construction License Reform
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Mr Arturo Samper, Specialist, URD
Consultants
Eng. José
Nicols, Infrastructures Deputy-Director, Maputo Municipality
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11:40
― 12:00
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Questions and Answers
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Session 4 – Sharing Reforms
in the Area of ‘Registering Property’
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12:00 ―
12:40
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Portugal
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Burundi
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Dr José Barbosa, Municipal Council of
Lisbon
Mr
Gregoire Nkeshimana, Director of Land Titles
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12:40 ― 13:00
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Questions
and Answers
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13:00 ― 14:00
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Lunch
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All Delegates
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Session 5 – ‘Status Quo’ East & Southern Region
Investment Climate
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14:00 ― 15:00
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Debate on the region’s
investment climate (opportunities, constraints and impact)
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- Mr Thierry Kalonji,
Director for Investment Promotion and Private Sector, Common Market for
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Mrs Barbara Mommem, CEO,
Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative (MCLI)
- Mr Tim Born, Team Leader
for Agriculture, Commerce and Investment, USAID/Mozambique
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15:00 – 15.30
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Questions
and Answers
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15:45 – 16.00
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Brief information on proceedings
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MC
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Session 6 – Official Opening
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16:00 ―
16:05
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Remarks
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Honorable Ministry of Industry and
Commerce, Armando Inroga
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16:05 ― 16:30
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Official
opening by the Government of Mozambique
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His
Excellency, the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Armando Emílio
Guebuza
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16:30 ― 16:45
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Group
Photo
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17:00 – 18:00
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Cocktail at Indy Village
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All delegates
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Day 2
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Tuesday, 01
July 2014
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08:00 ― 08:30
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Registration / Welcome
Coffee
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All Delegates
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08:30 ― 08:35
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Brief information on the day program
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MC
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Session 7 –Sharing Reforms in the Area of ‘Trading
Across Borders’
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08:35 – 09.15
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Mozambique
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Mauritius
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Eng Guilherme Mambo, Customs Director
Mr. Rajendra
Gupta Ramnarain, Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA)
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09:15 ― 09:35
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Questions and Answers
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Session 8 – Sharing Reforms in the Area of
Inspections
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09:35 – 10:15
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United Kingdom
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World Bank Group
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Mr Philip Preece, Better Regulation
Delivery Office (BRDO)
Mrs Andreja Marusic, Senior Business Regulation Specialist, IFC
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10:15
– 10:35
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Questions
and Answers
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10:35 ― 11:00
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Coffee Break
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All Delegates
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Session 9 – Sharing Reforms
in the Area of ‘Access to Finance’
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11:00 -
11:40
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Impact of Financial Infrastructure in Access to
Credit
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TBD
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Mr
Alejandro de la Campa, Access To Finance Specialist, IFC
Mrs
Anne-Marie Chidzero, CEO, Mozambique Access to Finance Programme (MAFiP)
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11:40
- 12:00
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Questions
and Answers
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13:00 ― 14:00
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Lunch
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All Delegates
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Session 10 – Country Presentations
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14:00-15:20
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Presentation of Investment Climate
Reforms by Country Delegations
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- Madagascar
- Burundi
- Ivory Coast
- South Sudan
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15:20-15:50
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Questions
and Answers
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15:50 – 16:00
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End of the day Remarks
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MC
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16:00 – 16:30
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Registration for Site Visits
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All Delegates
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19:00 – 21:00
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Gala Dinner at Indy
Village
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All Delegates
(Formal/Cultural Code)
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Opening remarks
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MC
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Closing Remarks
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Honorable Ministry of Industry
and Commerce, Armando Inroga
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Day 3
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Wednesday,
02 July 2014
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08:00 ― 08:45
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Welcome Coffee and
Division of Groups for Site Visit
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08.45 – 09:00
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Brief information on the day program
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MC
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Session 11 – Site Visits
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09:00 – 13:00
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Site Visits:
All
delegates
- Customs
Electronic Single Window
More info:
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Maputo Municipality,
Construction
More info:
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Maputo
One-Stop-Shop (BAU) (TBC)
More info:
Animated video of BAU's Services -
Portuguese version :
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Maputo Port Department
More info:
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13:00 ― 14:00
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Lunch
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All Delegates
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Session 12 – Closing Session
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14:00 –
14:30
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Brief remarks from Honorable
Ministers
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14:30 ― 14:45
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Final
considerations and presentation of the host country for next year event
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Honorable
Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Armando Inroga
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14:45 - 15:00
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Closure remarks
by the World Bank Group
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Mrs
Katia Daude, IFC Acting Country Manager for Mozambique
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15:00 – 15:30
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Closure remarks
by the Government of Mozambique
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Honorable Minister of
Finance, Manuel Chang
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15:30 ― 16:00
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Coffee Break
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All Delegates
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