2nd OECD-China Forum on Public Debt Management and Government Securities Markets

15-16 September 2005, Xian, China

This Forum is organised jointly with the Chinese Ministry of Finance and supported by the National Debt Association of China. The programme of co-operation is carried out under the aegis of the OECD Working Party on Debt Management, with the financial support of the Japanese government. The topics under discussion at this year's forum included: the role and responsibility of the Ministry of Finance in the development of government debt markets and the regulation and supervision of public bond markets.

Documentation

• Agenda

Session I: Opening Remarks

Session II: The role and responsibilty of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in developing the government bond markets:

• Legal and regulatory framework for developing government bond markets: suggested issues for discussion, Mr. Hans J. Blommestein, OECD
• The role and responsibilty of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in developing the government bond markets: suggested issues for discussion, Mr. Hans J. Blommestein, OECD

• The role and responsibility of the Ministry of Finance in developing government bond markets: the case of Canada; Mr. Pierre Gilbert, Ministry of Finance, Canada

• The Ministry of Finance and the Government Bond Market: the case of France; Mr. Bertrand de Mazières, Agence France Tresor

Session III: Regulation and supervision of public bond markets:

• Legal and Regulatory Framework for developing Government Bond Markets; Mr. José Maria Fernandez Rodriguez, Ministry of Finance, Spain.
• Regulation in Public Bond Markets in Belgium, Mr. Stefan Theys, Belgian Treasury
• Market Surveillance in Belgium, Mr. Herwig Smissaert, Belgian Treasury
• Mr. Kurt Eidemiller, U.S. Department of Treasury
• Regulations and Market Function, Japanese Government Bond Market; Professor Naoyuki Yoshino, Member of the Advisory Council on Government Debt Management, Japan