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CAF

SPAIN DAY · MAY 6, 2008

Time Room 101
Infrastructures
Time Room 102
Banking, Finance, Investments
8:30-8:45 Opening by the Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Industry of Spain 8:30-8:45 Opening by ADB President and the Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain
8:45-9:45 Spanish Airports and Air Navigation Authority (AENA)
Session 1: "Air Cargo Infrastructures Development"
Session 2: "Aena's international development experience"
8:45-10:45 Banco de España:
Opening address by
Miguel Fernández Ordóñez,
Governor, Banco de España

Session 1: “Rebalancing Growth in Asia: The Role of the Financial System”
 
9:45-10:45 Canal de Isabel II
(Madrid public water supply company)
"Integrated Water Cycle Management"
10:45-11:15 COFFEE BREAK SPONSORED by GRUPO SANTANDER (Room N105)
11:15-12:15 PROMOMADRID
(Madrid Regional Government Institution)
Session 1: "New Health Management Model in Madrid"
Session 2: "Madrid Regional Policies in transport infrastructures"

11:15-12:45 Banco de España:

Session 2: "Restructuring the Banking System: The Spanish Experience"
12:45-13:45 COCKTAIL SPONSORED BY BBVA (Room N 104)
13:45-15:15 CEOE(Confederation of Employers and Industries of Spain)
" Renewable Energy for Social Development"
13:45-14:45 INTERÉS Invest in Spain
(Spanish Investment Promotion Agency):
“Foreign Direct Investments & Economic development: Role of Investment Promotion Agencies”
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break 14:45-15:415 Coffee Break
15:45-16:45 CASA ASIA:
"Corporate Social Responsibility"
15:15-16:15 PROMOMADRID
(Madrid Regional Government Institution)
“Madrid as International Financial Centre”
 
Solbes speech Zapatero Speech

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25 April 200
ADB Supports Environmental Infrastructure Development in PRC's Xinjiang
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25 April 200
ADB Lending $450M for the First Ultra Mega Power Project in India
The Asian Development Bank executed a loan agreement for a $450 million loan to Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tata Power Company Limited which is the largest private power utility in India.
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18 April 200
Wind Power Projects Add to ADB Effort to Help India's Private Sector Develop Cleaner Power Sources
The Asian Development Bank and India's private sector are developing two wind power projects to further build the South Asian nation's access to cleaner energy sources.
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17 April 200
ADB to Promote Clean Energy through Private Equity Funds
Using up to $100 million in seed capital, the Asian Development Bank is helping establish five private sector funds with a total target investment of up to $1.2 billion in clean energy projects in Asia.
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