Reforming Pension Systems in the Asian Transitional Economies Part 2'Training Workshop

Abstract

The Capacity-Building Conference on Reforming Pension Systems in the ATEs was jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADB Institute), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the PRC Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) and co-sponsored by Morgan Stanley, a private sector institution. It consisted of two parts: Part I consisted of a high level Policy Conference and was held in Tokyo, Japan during 5'6 July 2001. The Policy Conference was designed to highlight pension reforms as a critical public policy issue and provide a forum for key policymakers from concerned ministries in the region to exchange views and experiences on pension system reforms in order to help policymakers to reach policy consensus on adopting appropriate pension reform strategies. The summary of proceedings of Part I was separately prepared and available at ADBI Institute's website at www.adbi.org/ PDF/ess/ess54.pdf Part II consisted of a Training Workshop and was held in Beijing, PRC during 9'13 July 2001. It was designed to provide 'nuts-and-bolts' training to enhance conceptual and practical skills of middle to senior level government officials as well as private sector persons engaged in pension reform related operations and activities. Participants for both parts came from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, PRC and Viet Nam. This paper provides a summary of the proceedings of the Training Workshop, which was Part II of the Capacity-Building Conference.