This seminar brings together policy makers from Latin America and economists from academia, international organisations and the private sector to discuss policies that would help Latin American countries to strengthen their growth potential. The OECD intends thus to establish a policy dialogue with the region beyond its own membership. The discussions will be based on the methodologies that the OECD has used successfully for decades to benchmark and evaluate economic policies of its member countries, including peer review. The seminar is under the tutelage of the OECD’s Economic Development and Review Committee, which oversees its well-known Economic Surveys.
Programme
Mr. Andrew Dean, Director of Country Studies, OECD Economics Department will lead through the day
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08h45 Registration |
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09h30 Opening Session Keynote Speech Remark |
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Mr. Angel Gurria, OECD Secretary-General |
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10h00 I. Strengthening long-term growth in Argentina, |
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Moderator |
Mr. Pier Carlo Padoan, Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist, OECD Economics Department |
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Mr. Daniel Artana, Chief Economist, FIEL Background presentation |
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Mr. Hernán Lorenzino, Secretary of Finance, Argentina |
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Ms. Nora Lustig, Professor, Tulane University Redistributive Policies and Fiscal Sustainability Comments on Background paper |
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11h00 II. Strengthening long-term growth in Brazil |
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Mr. Jeff Dayton-Johnson, Senior Economist and Head of the Americas Desk, OECD Development Centre |
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Mr. Regis Bonelli,Senior Economist, Brazilian Institute of Economics |
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Ms. Annabelle Mourougane, Senior Economist, OECD Economics Department Comments on Background paper |
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Mr. Gerardo Zuniga, Deputy Manager of International Monetary Affairs, Central Bank of Mexico |
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12h00 III. Reducing volatility to strengthen long-run growth in Mexico |
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Mr. Patrick Lenain, Head of Division, OECD Economics Department |
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Mr. Cyrille Schwellnus, Economist, OECD Economics Department and |
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Ms. Nicola Brandt, Senior Economist, OECD Economics Department Presentation: Reducing Output Volatility in Mexico: Macroeconomic and Structural Policies |
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Mr. Wagner Thomaz de Aquino-Guerra Júnior, Head of the International Affairs Department - Central Bank of Brazil |
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Mr. Hernando Vargas, Chief Economist, Central Bank of Colombia Comments on Presentation |
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13h00 - 15h00 Lunch – Strengthening long-term growth in Colombia (by invitation only) |
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Ms. Piritta Sorsa, Head of Division, OECD Economic Department |
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Ms. Natalia Salazar, Subdirectora, Fedesarrollo, Colombia |
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Ms. Maria Paola Figueroa, Principal Economist, BBVA Research, Colombia Presentation: Columbia: Potential and Challenges for Future Growth |
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15h00 IV. Strengthening Chile’s long-term growth potential |
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Mr. Robert Ford, Deputy Director of Country Studies, OECD Economics Department |
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Mr. Rodrigo Álvarez Zenteno, Under Secretary of Finance, Chile Presentation: Strengthening Chile’s long-term growth potential: Challenges and Perspectives |
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Mr. Miguel Messmacher, Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance, Mexico Comments on Presentation |
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Mrs. Katherine Hennings, Senior Adviser to the Board, Central Bank of Brazil |
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16h00 V. Round table on public finances for sustainable growth in |
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Introduction and Moderation Mr. Alejandro Werner, Instituto de la Empresa, Spain; Presentation: Fiscal Policy in Latin America: Old problems and new challenges |
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Mr. José Antonio Gonzalez Anaya, Under Secretary of Finance, Mexico Presentation: Public Finances for Sustainable Growth in Mexico |
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Mr. Júlio Alexandre da Silva, Deputy Secretary, Economic Policy, Brazil Presentation: Returning to Sustainable Growth in Latin America |
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Mr. Hernán Lorenzino, Secretary of Finance, Argentina |
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Mr. Rodrigo Suescun, Under Secretary of Finance, Colombia Presentation: Fiscal Policy and Growth in Latin America and the Colombian case |
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Ms. Teresa Ter Minassian, Senior Consultant with the Inter-American Development Bank Presentation: Promoting Sustained growth in Latin America through fiscal policy |
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17h30 Conclusions
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Mr. José Antonio Gonzalez Anaya, Under Secretary of Finance, Mexico |
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Cocktail - Room Roger Ockrent |
For information please contact:
Mr. Patrick Lenain: patrick.lenain@oecd.org
Tel: +33 1 45 24 88 07
Ms. Nicola Brandt Email: nicola.brandt@oecd.org
Tel: +33 1 45 24 88 60:
Practical information
Recent Latin American OECD Economic Surveys
Documents connexes