Trade and Economics - Related Event

Is China Ready to Challenge the Dollar?

srupani — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Introduction to the report: Is China Ready to Challenge the Dollar? Internationalization of the Renminbi and Its Implications for the United States

Introduction

Melissa E. Murphy, Fellow, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies

Discussant

How Russia and Ukraine are handling the Global Economic Crisis

vprokopov — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

At a conference hosted at CSIS on November 5, 2009 in conjunction with the Eurasia Foundation, Sergei Guriev, Rector at the New Economic School in Moscow, and Valentin Zelenyuk of the Kiev School of Economics, shared their insights on Russia and Ukraine’s handling of the global economic crisis. Both speakers are the recipients of the 2009 Bill Maynes Award.

CSIS Press Briefing: President Obama's Asia Trip

sherry — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing on President Obama’s upcoming trip to Asia and the APEC Summit.

Briefers include:

Economic Transformation and the Future of Capitalism: Lessons Learned from Poland's Success in Economically Turbulent Times

tcipoletti — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0500

The extraordinary dimension and magnitude of the current global financial and economic crisis has called into question the very nature of capitalism - leading international economists and policymakers alike to contemplate whether the concept of a truly "free market" should be fundamentally altered.

Modernizing India: Farms, Food, and Supply Chain Development

pfrank — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400

Raj Jain, President, Wal-Mart India, and Managing Director and CEO, Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd., discussed Walmart India’s work establishing a modern wholesale business in India, including developing a robust supply chain infrastructure--and what that will mean for the Indian consumer.

Statesmen's Forum: David Bakradze, Chairman of Georgia's Parliament

ian — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0400

The Honorable David Bakradze
Chairman of Georgia’s Parliament

Surviving the Shocks: Georgia’s Democratic Reforms
after the August War and Financial Crisis

The Business Challenges and Opportunities of Energy and Water Sustainability

ian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:30:00 -0400

Sponsored by Penn State University's Smeal College of Business and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Agenda

8:30 - 8:40 a.m
Welcome
Dean Jim Thomas, Penn State University

Red Guards Carrying Credit Cards: U.S.-China Relations and the Future

srupani — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0400

Laurence J. Brahm, author of “The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club: Manifesto for a Peaceful Revolution”, discussed China's rise as a global power and the future of U.S.-China relations.

Discussant: Douglas Paal, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Global Resource Security: Scanning the Horizon on Food, Water, Energy, and the Environment

RPosner — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Global Strategy Institute convened leading thinkers from the policy, modeling, and analytical realms for a discussion of resource scarcity and the impact on the environment and stability/security.

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov visit to Washington

vprokopov — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:15:00 -0400

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor I. Shuvalov outlined how Russia has dealt with the global financial crisis at an event hosted by the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC, in coordination with the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 21, 2009.