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19th Tax Conference on International Model Tax Treaties for Central, West and East Asian Countries
Agenda

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

09:45 - 10:15	Registration
10:15 - 10:30	Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremony: Satoru Araki, Public Management Specialist, RSDD/RSGP, ADB, Manila Opening Remarks: Kazuhiko Takeda, Co-Director, International Tax Policy Division, Ministry of Finance, Tokyo Welcome Address: Katsuji Matsunami, Resident Director General, Japan Representative Office, ADB, Tokyo
10:30 - 11:00	Photo Session/Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00	Keynote Speech: The Importance of Taxation in International Context Daisuke Kotegawa, Chief Researcher, Canon Institute of Global Studies, Tokyo, Japan (Former Executive Director for Japan, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington, D.C.) Presentation: The Importance of Taxation in International Context [ PDF 259.5KB \| 14 pages ]
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch Break
Session on the OECD Model Tax Treaty (I) Moderator: S. Araki
13:30 - 15:00	OECD Model Tax Treaty (Part I) David Partington, Principal Administrator, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA), OECD, Paris Presentation: An Introduction to the Role and Structure of Tax Treaties [ PDF 275.6KB \| 48 pages ]
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	OECD Model Tax Treaty (Part II) D. Partington Presentation: Snapshot of Tax Treaties Concluded by the Participating Countries [ PDF 326.6KB \| 12 pages ]

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Session on Country Presentations Moderator: David Kruger, Senior Capacity Building Specialist, Capacity Building & Training Division, ADBI, Tokyo
09:00 - 10:15	Country Presentations (Part I) Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic Country Paper: Afghanistan [ PDF 60.4KB \| 2 pages ] Country Paper: Armenia [ PDF 60.5KB \| 3 pages ] Country Presentation: Tax Reforms in Armenia [ PDF 79.5KB \| 7 pages ] Country Presentation: Tax Treaties of Armenia [ PDF 142KB \| 8 pages ] Country Paper: Azerbaijan [ PDF 17.7KB \| 1 page ] Country Paper: Georgia [ PDF 62.2KB \| 4 pages ] Country Presentation: Georgia [ PDF 841.5KB \| 17 pages ] Country Paper: Kyrgyz [ PDF 85KB \| 3 pages ]
10:15 - 10:45	Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00	Country Presentations (Part II) Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Country Presentation: Kazakhstan [ PDF 304.7KB \| 17 pages ] Country Paper: Mongolia [ PDF 81.6KB \| 4 pages ] Country Presentation: Mongolia [ PDF 405KB \| 12 pages ] Country Presentation: Pakistan [ PDF 2.7MB \| 30 pages ] Country Paper: Tajikistan [ PDF 38.4KB \| 3 pages ] Country Presentation: Tajikistan [ PDF 2.3MB \| 16 pages ] Country Paper: Uzbekistan [ PDF 45.6KB \| 6 pages ]
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch Break
Session on the UN Model Tax Treaty Moderator: Rick Krever
13:30 - 15:00	UN Model Tax Treaty (Part I) Michael Lennard, Chief, International Tax Cooperation & Tax Trade Section, U.N. Department of Economics & Social Affairs, United Nations, New York Presentation: The United Nations Model Tax Convention and Related UN Work [ DF 1.8MB \| 84 pages ] Tomas Balco, Associate Professor, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research, Kazakhstan Presentation: UN Model Tax Convention Theory and Practice [ PDF 149.1KB \| 21 pages ]
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	UN Model Tax Treaty (Part II) Michael Lennard and Tomas Balco

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Session on Japan's International Taxation Policy and Tax Treaty Issues Moderator: S. Araki
09:00 - 10:30	Permanent Establishment and Mining Industry Catherine Brown, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary, Canada Presentation: Permanent Establishment and Mining Industry [ PDF 1.9MB \| 64 pages ]
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00	Japan's Policy for International Taxation Kenichi Nishikata, Deputy Director, International Tax Policy Division, Ministry of Finance, Tokyo Presentation: Japan's Policy for International Taxation [ PDF 764.8KB \| 26 pages ]
12:00 - 13:30	Luncheon hosted by MOF
Sessions on Drafting a Domestic Law and Thai Experience in Tax Treaties Moderator: D. Kruger
13:30 - 15:00	Designing and Drafting Domestic Law to Implement an International Tax Treaty Kiyoshi Nakayama, Advisor, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF, Washington, D.C. Presentation: Designing and Drafting Domestic Law to Implement an International Tax Treaty [ PDF 155.6KB \| 43 pages ]
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	Thai Experience in International Tax Treaty Negotiations Patricia Mongkhonvanit, Senior Tax Economist, Bureau of Tax Policy and Planning, Revenue Department of Thailand, Bangkok Presentation: Thai Experience in International Tax Treaty Negotiations [ PDF 5.4MB \| 64 pages ]

Friday, 7 October 2011

Session on Emerging Issues and the Use of Model Treaties Moderator: S. Araki
09:00 - 10:30	Islamic Financing Aurobindo Ponniah, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), Kuala Lumpur Presentation: Islamic Financing [ PDF 115.4KB \| 30 pages ]
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00	Extending the Dialogue on International Taxation Yoku Yamazaki, Deputy Head, Global Relations Division, CTPA, OECD, Paris Presentation: Extending the Dialogue on International Taxation [ PDF 1.4MB \| 42 pages ]
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00	Recent Developments in Transfer Pricing Michael Kobetsky, Taxation Fellow, Faculty of Law, Australian National University Presentation: Recent Developments in Transfer Pricing [ PDF 148.8KB \| 17 pages ]
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00	An Analysis of Patterns in Central and West Asian Tax Treaties Rick Krever, Professor, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University, Australia Thaddeus Hwong, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada Presentation: An Analysis of Patterns in Central and West Asian Tax Treaties [ PDF 370.5KB \| 50 pages ]
Wrap-up and Closing Session
17:00 - 17:15	Wrap-up and Closing remarks - S. Araki



	Event Details
	Event: 19th Tax Conference on International Model Tax Treaties for Central, West and East Asian Countries Venue: ADBI, Tokyo Start Date: 4 October 2011 End Date: 7 October 2011 Time of Event: 09:00 - 17:00 Contact: David Kruger
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	See Also
	Regional Tax Forum – Avoidance of Double Taxation Tax Administration Seminar V: Tax Examinations/Audit for Enhancing Fairness in Taxation Second Regional Tax Forum: Intensive Course on International Tax Treaties for Selected Asian Countries 18th Tax Conference on International Model Tax Treaties: Pacific Island Countries
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