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Economists all around the world will debate the global crisis in Girne, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in September.

Turkish Economic Association will organize the Second International Conference on Economy in Girne between September 1 and 3.

The conference entitled "The Global Economy After the Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities" will focus on impact of the global economic crisis.

Masahiko Aoki of the Stanford University who is also the president of International Economic Association; Guillermo Calvo of Columbia University who was the former president of the agency; Graciela Kaminsky of George Washington University; Fiorella Kostoris of University of Rome; Stephen Turnovsky of University of Washington; and Yu Yongding, the director of Chinese Institute of World Economics and Politics; are expected to participate in the conference.

Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz will also speak in the conference.

The conference will allocate two special sessions on Japanese economy with participation of five Japan economists as 2010 is celebrated as the year of Japan in Turkey.

The Second International Conference on Economy aims to generate a meeting ground for scholars and policy oriented economists from the universities, public and private sectors and multilateral organizations through invited and contributed sessions.

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