“GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE TURKISH ECONOMY”

CONFERENCE

April 30, 2009, Thursday

Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, Koç University

09:00-09:15    Registration

09:15-10:00    Opening Remarks

Attila Aşkar – President, Koç University

Ferit Şahenk – Vice Chairman, TÜSİAD Board of Directors

Nazım Ekren – Deputy Prime Minister

10:00-11:00   How Deep is the Global Recession and How Fast It is Spreading  

Ayhan Köse – IMF

Presentation

Paper

Kamil Yılmaz – Koç University and ERF         

11:00-11:15    Q & A

11:15-11:30    Coffee Break

11:30-12:30    The Impact of the Global Crisis on the Turkish Economy

Fatih Özatay – TOBB, Economy & Technology University

Murat Üçer – Globalsource  and Koç University

12:30-12:45    Q & A