Announcement of EDI Visit to Jamaica on February 17, 1962

. ,HOLD FOR RELEASE "\ . . ' • INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 1818 H STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON 251 D. C. TELEPHONE: EXECUTIVE3-6360 For Release SUBJECT: EDI Visit to Jamaica. February 17, 1962 The world Bank today announced that the 20 senior officials from 18 coun- trtes participating in the current program of' its Economic Development Institute (EDI) will visit Jamaica to study programs of' economic development. The group, . accompanied by Jo~..n H. Adler, Director of the Instit~te, and three staff' members, will arrive in Kingston on Februari'16 and 17 for a atayof' two ~eks. In a program arranged by the Government of Jamaica, the group will meet • with government officials and others to discuss developmental E_lanning and programs in such fields as finance, industry., agriculture., natural resources, health, education and social welfare. They will visit various parts of the island to observe projects at first hand. The Economic Development Institute was organized QY the World Bank in 1955 as a staff college for senior officials of' the less developed countries dealing with problems of economic development. The courses a.re of six months ' duration and a.re designed to provide a comprehensive approach to development problems, treating them from the point of view of' officials who have operating respon- sibilities in theil.• respective government administrations. Field trips are an important part of the program; in previous years, EDI participants h~ve visited Mexico and southern Italy. Jamaica was chosen for this year 's group because of ~- the broad attack being made there on eco~omic development problems. EDI also cooperated with the University College of the West Indies in conducting a special course in Jamaica in the summer of 1959 for government officials in the Caribbean area.  r - 2 - George I. Phillips, Under Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Jamaica, is • participating in EDI 's current course, and t'WO other Jamaican Government officials participated in earlier courses: Vincent H. McFarlane, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Development, in the 1957 course, and Percy w. Beckwith, Under Secretary, Ministry of Fina.nee, in the 1961 course. The three staff members of the Institute who are accompanying the group, in addition to the Director, are Samuel Lipkowitz, Patterson H. French and Il Hi Kang.. The participants a.re AFGHANISTAN M. Ba.qui Yusufzai, Vice President, Department of Research and statistics, Ministry of Planning ARGENTINA Jorge Carlos Carrettoni, General Adviser to the Federal Council of Investments pHINA Tso-yung Wang, Counselor· and Director of Economic Res;earch Center of council for U.S. Aid, • COLOMBIA Rafael Arango Toro, Director of Public Debt, Direction of the Budget, Ministry of Fina.nee GUATEMALA Salvador Toledo Moran, Secretary General of the National Economic Planning Council INDIA P. D. Ka.sbe;kar, Deputy Secretary to the Government of MaharashtJ;:-a, Finance Department INDIA G. Ramana.than, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of steel, Mines & Fu.el, Department of Iron & steel INDONESIA Djoko soedomo, Assistant Chief of Division of Banks for Economic Development and Chief of Division of Publications and statistics, Bank Indonesia (Central Bank) JAMAICA George I. Phillips, Under Secretary, Ministry of Finance NIGERIA A. E. Bassey, Manager, Research Department, Central Ba..l'lk of Nigeria PAKISTAN Qa.mar ul Islam, Member, Central Board of Revenue and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance •  - 3 - • PAKISTA11' PARAGUAY PHILIPPTIJ"ES T. G. Nasir Khan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance Federico M. Mandelburger, D:frector, Exchange Department, Cent::-aJ. Bank Jose v. de Ocampo, Executive Adviser (Special Assistant to the Chairman for Research and Special studies), Development Bank of the Philippines SARAWA..if; John Pike, Principal Assistant Secretary (Economics), -----'.l The secretarj.at SPAIN Angel P. Maa.ronero, Chief, Section of Economic Affairs and International Organizations, Ministry of Finance TURKEY s. Kaxacam, Assistant Director General of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance UGANDA A. J.P. M. Ssentongo, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Finance UNITED ;,ARAB M. S. Murad, Assistant Under Secretary of State for REPUBLIC Ministry of Economy ( Foreign Trade) a.nc.. President of the Boa.rd of Directors of the Industrial Bank • FRANCE Gerard Cornu, Inspector (First Class), Bank of France •