| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Introductory Welcome Statement |
Dr. Atef Alrashidi, President Gulf Monetary Council |
| 9:15 - 9:30 |
Opening presentation – CBK's Liquidity Dashboard |
H.E.Dr. Mohammad Al-Hashel, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), Chairman of the Board of Governors, Gulf Monetary Council (GMCo) |
| 9:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break + Group Photo |
| 10:00 - 10:45 |
Introduction to Liquidity analysis and Central Bank balance sheet |
Tawfik Ramtoolah, Head, Economic, Research and Statistics Unit, GMCo |
| 10:45 - 11:30 |
Liquidity forecast and management in Spain |
Maria del Carmen, Expert, Banco de Espana |
| 11:30 - 12:15 |
Liquidity forecast and management in Germany |
Gabriel Schmitt, Economist, Deutsche Bundesbank |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
Liquidity management in some GCC countries - Issues and challenges |
John Groom, IMF Consultant |
| 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break |
| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Liquidity forecast and management in Kuwait – CBK's Liquidity Dashboard |
Central Bank of Kuwait and GMCo |
| END OF DAY 1 |
| Day 2: Monday October 7 |
| 9:00 - 9:45 |
Liquidity, interest rate management and the development of the interbank market – the case of New Zealand |
John Groom |
| 9:45 - 10:30 |
Liquidity and the role of the interbank market in Germany |
Gabriel Schmitt |
| 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break |
| 10:45 – 11:30 |
Liquidity and the role of the interbank market in Spain |
Maria del Carmen |
| 11:30 – 12:15 |
Liquidity forecast and management in Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority |
| 12:15 – 13:00 |
Liquidity forecast and management in Bahrain |
Central Bank of Bahrain |
| 13:00 – 13:30 |
Wrap-up - Concluding comments |
GMCO |
| 13:30 - 14:00 - Presentation of workshop certificate to participants - Governor Al-Hashel & Dr. Atef |
| 14:00 - 15:00 Lunch break |
| END OF WORKSHOP |