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Government newsletter - Longer life, longer working life
We Swedes are living longer, with many people enjoying more years of good health. The Retirement Age Inquiry show that while opportunities for older people to carry on working longer are steadily improving, there are still obstacles that need to be tackled with broad and mutually reinforcing measures. Read more about this in the Government newsletter.
Sweden is a world leader in methods for spreading ash on forest land
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Sweden is a world leader in methods for spreading ash on forest land. The Swedish Forest Agency is therefore arranging an international seminar for representatives of government agencies, the forest industry and forest research as well as guests from Estonia and Latvia. Minister for Rural Affairs Eskil Erlandsson will speak about bioenergy and ash recycling on Wednesday May 16.
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Introduction
Anders Borg, Minister of Finance, Sweden
7 May 2012 -
Experiences from fiscal consolidation in Latvia
Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister, Latvia
7 May 2012 -
The role of structural reforms in fiscal consolidation
Pietro Carlo Padoan, Chief Economist OECD
7 May 2012 -
Macroeconomic effects of fiscal consolidations: evidence of non-Keynesian effects
Göran Hjelm, Head of Research, National Institute of Economic Research, Sweden
7 May 2012 -
Panel discussion
Chair: Eric M. Leeper, Professor, Indiana University, Jurgen Ligi, Minister of Finance, Estonia, Ted Menzies, Minister of State (Finance), Canada, Lucio R. Pench, Director Fiscal policy, Belgium, Roel Beetsma, Professor, Amsterdam School of Economics
7 May 2012 -
Recent fiscal consolidation programs in Italy: rationale, design and performance
Vittorio Grilli, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy
7 May 2012 -
Designing fiscal consolidation programs: what works?
Carlo Cottarelli, Director Fiscal Affairs Department IMF
7 May 2012 -
Panel discussion
Chair: Roel Beetsma, Professor, University of Amsterdam, Gudmundur Arnason, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Iceland, Chris Barrett, Former Chief of Staff, Ambassador to the OECD, Treasury, Australia, Vitor Gaspar, Minister of State and Finance,
7 May 2012 -
The role of fiscal rules in medium-term budget planning
Joachim Wehner, Senior Lecturer, London School of Economics
8 May 2012 -
A case for binding medium-term budgetary frameworks: key elements and crosscountry performance
Gösta Ljungman, Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
8 May 2012 -
Fiscal forecasting in Europe
Roel Beetsma, Professor, University of Amsterdam
8 May 2012 -
Panel discussion
Chair: Pietro Carlo Padoan, Chief Economist OECD Robert Chote, Chairman of the office for budget responsibility, Great Britain, Daniele Franco, Managing director for economic research and international relations, Banca d´Italia, John Hassler, Professor, I
8 May 2012 -
The Swedish Medium-Term Budgetary Framework
Urban Hansson-Brusewitz, Budget Director, Sweden; Robert Boije, Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Sweden
8 May 2012 -
Independent macroeconomic and fiscal forecasting: the role and responsibilities of the CPB in The Netherlands
Coen N. Teulings, Director, Central Planning Bureau, the Netherlands
8 May 2012 -
Transparency Framework in Australia and New Zealand
Chris Barrett, Australia's Ambassador to the OECD; Anne-Marie Brooks, Principal Advisor, New Zealand Treasury
8 May 2012 -
Panel discussion - conference conclusions
Chair: Anders Borg, Minister of Finance, Sweden, Carlo Cottarelli, Director of the Fiscal Affairs Dept., IMF, Vittorio Grilli, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy, Eric M. Leeper, Professor, Indiana University, Andris Vilks, Minister of Finance,
8 May 2012
IMF and Sweden host international conference on fiscal consolidation and budgetary frameworks
The Swedish Finance Ministry and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are convening a high-level conference in Stockholm on May 7-8, 2012. The conference will bring together policy-makers, practitioners, and academics from around the world to review current fiscal programs, discuss options, and propose solutions.
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Press conference with Fredrik Reinfeldt and Herman Van Rompuy
4 May 2012, 13.30 -
Anders Borg doorstep before Ecofin May 2012
Anders Borg - Minister for Finance
2 May 2012 -
Fredrik Reinfeldt to receive Dutch Prime Minister
5 December 2011 -
Press conference with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen
27 June 2011
Press conference with Fredrik Reinfeldt and Herman Van Rompuy
On Friday 4 May, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt received President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy for talks. The agenda included current EU issues such as the economic situation in the euro area, growth issues and the next EU budget.
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Ministry of the Environment, Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
22 April 2012
The Stockholm Call for Action handed over -
Prime Minister's Office,
24 April 2012
Press conference with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao -
Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Finance,
20 April 2012
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