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Asian Insolvency Reforms following the Global Financial Crisis: Policy Responses and Opportunities

17-18 July 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

The theme for this 6th FAIR Forum was 'Asian Insolvency Reforms following the Global Financial Crisis: Policy Responses and Opportunities'. Emphasis was on the review of progress made by the Asian governments in reform implementation and in-depth discussion on the policy options for insolvency reform in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Please refer to the agenda for more details.

The event was co-organised by the OECD, World Bank, APEC, and the Ministry of Justice, Government of Thailand, with the support of the Government of Australia, INSOL International and UNCITRAL.

Selected presentations

• Global Economic Outlook for Insolvency Frameworks, Mathew Verghis
• Asian Corporate Insolvency Reform: The Need for the Development of Effective Insolvency Infrastructure, Professor Charles Booth
• Closing of Business in India: Developments in Legal Administrative Framework, Jitesh Khosla
• Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Insolvency Policy and Administration, Andrew Sellars
• Official Receiver's Office HKSARG
• Country Update: Singapore, See Kee Oon
• 2008 Philippine Rules on Corporate Rehabilitation: Francis Lim
• The Importance of Effective Insolvency Systems, Adolfo Rouillon and José Garrido
• China's Administrator System: The Legislation and Enforcement, Li Shuguang
• Out-of-Court Restructuring (OOCR), Wayne R Porritt
• My Proposal based on Japan's Experience for Extraordinary Restructuring Solutions, Dr Shinjiro Takagi
• Out-of-Court Restructuring - the Hong Kong Experience, Alan CW Tang
• Creditor Financial Institutions' Corporate Restructuring System in Korea and Its Performance, Young Jong Kwon
• Cross Border Insolvency Challenges, Judge A.K. Sikri
• National Policy on Professional and Judicial Co-operation (Nepal), Justice Bharat Raj Upreti

For further information, please contact Daniel Blume (daniel.blume@oecd.org ; tel +33 (0)1 45 24 75 99)