The Emerging Markets Forum (EMF) is an accredited non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing dialogue on economic, financial, and social issues facing emerging market economies. EMF advocates for increased dialogue between government and corporate leaders through its global forum events. Its motto is "Bringing people together to accelerate growth and well-being in emerging markets."

History

The Emerging Markets Forum was founded in 2005 by the leaders of Centennial Group International. The president and

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of the Emerging Markets Forum is Harinder Kohli, the forum manager is Sylvie Naville, the deputy forum manager is Charlotte Hess, the manager of information analytics is Harpaul Alberto Kohli, Dana Sleeper handles social media and websites, Gautam Kaji is chairman of the board, and P.R. Narvekar is founding director. The co-chairmen of the forum are

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, former

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of the

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and now honorary governor of the Central Bank of France,

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, president of the

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, and

Fidel V. Ramos Fidel Valdez Ramos (, ; March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was the only career military ...

, former president of the

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2011 Global Meeting of the Emerging Markets Forum

Global and regional forum events

The EMF hosts one global meeting and several regional meetings every year. Each meeting is structured around issues that are common to emerging market economies. The EMF commissions policy experts to write background papers, which provide a starting point for forum discussions. Participants come from both the private and public sectors to engage in open dialogue and implement solutions that will benefit emerging market economies. Past events have taken place in Jakarta, Vietnam, Mumbai, Hanoi, Bogota, Montevideo, Oxford, Switzerland, Morocco, South Africa, and other locations. Topics of interest at meetings include infrastructure, financial systems and the financial crisis, corruption and governance, climate change, global imbalances, public-private partnerships, and decoupling, among others.

Participants

Sitting or former heads of state who have been participants include President Joseph Deiss (Switzerland), President Álvaro Uribe (Colombia), President Carlos Mesa (Bolivia), Prime Minister Fakhruddin Ahmed (Bangladesh), President José María Figueres (Costa Rica), President Horst Koehler (Germany), President Benjamin Mkapa (Tanzania), co-chair of the EMF President Fidel Valdez Ramos (Philippines), and Prime Minister Paul Martin (Canada). Other participants include

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(former

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managing director, former foreign minister of Nigeria, and

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Arun Shourie Arun Shourie (born 2 November 1941) is an Indian economist, journalist, author and politician. He has worked as an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission of India, editor of the ''Indian Express'' and ''The Times ...

(Indian Parliament and former minister of telecommunications, commerce and privatization), Johannes F. Linn (Senior Fellow at the

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; senior resident fellow, Emerging Markets Forum; and former vice president for Europe and Central Asia of the

.), Indian Planning Commission deputy chairman

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, former US

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Chairman

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, and the FT's

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Key publications

* ''A New Vision for Mexico 2042: Achieving Prosperity for All (2012)'' * ''Asia 2050: Realizing the Asian Century (2011)'' * ''Central Asia and the Caucasus — At the Crossroads of Eurasia in the 21st Century'' (2011) * ''Reform of the International Monetary System — The Palais Royal Initiative'' (2011) * ''Latin America 2040: Breaking Away from Complacency — An Agenda for Resurgence (2010)'' * ''India 2039: An Affluent Society in One Generation (2010)''

References

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External links

Official website
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