1st Regional ICP Workshop for 2011 round in Western Asia Region
21-22 July 2010
UN-House, Beirut

Objective of the Workshop:

The objective of the workshop was to bring together the ICP national coordinators of ESCWA member countries for the 2011 round to meet with ESCWA and the World Bank, and participate in learning about the methodological developments of the program in its new round, the global and regional preparations, and the working plan at the global and regional levels. The workshop also aimed at tackling and reviewing the structural arrangements at the national level and the technical issues concerning the survey framework, national accounts, list of products and others relevant matters.

Attendants

1. Seventeen representatives from fourteen ESCWA member States including National Coordinators; Price Experts and National Account Experts;

2. Two representatives form The Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics

3. Mr. Michel Mouyelo-Katoula, Global Manager, International Comparison Program Development Data Group, The World Bank

4. Mr. Juraj Reican, Chief of Statistics Division, ESCWA

5. Mr. Giovanni Savio,Head of Economic Statistics, ESCWA

6. Mr. Majed Skaini, Economic Statistician, ESCWA