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26-Sep-2011
Angel Melguizo, economist of the Development Centre, participated at the 4th Annual Meeting of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Senior Budget Officials, organised by the OECD Directorade of Public Governance, and the Lebanese Finance Ministry in Beirut September 21-22, 2011. Representants from 11 MENA countries and international experts from UNDP, IMF, WB, EC debated on recent developments and challenges for public budgeting in this region. See the presentation on the Latin American experience on political transitions and fiscal policy in the following link.
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20-Dec-2010
The International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean brings together leaders from public and private sectors to discuss the region’s economic performance and share solutions to its development challenges. It will take place next 24 January in Paris, France.
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10-Nov-2010
The OECD Development Centre will chair the middle classes roundtable at the XV Annual Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), to be held in Medellín, Colombia, on November 11th, 12th and 13th, 2010. The Meeting will gather nearly 500 participants, including top academicians, national and local high-level policy makers, central bankers, scholars from around the world, junior and senior researchers, students in the social sciences, and members of the business community.
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13-Oct-2010
Where are infrastructure shortfalls the largest: transport, energy, telecommunications? And what parts of the developing world have the most work to do in this area? Ongoing work by OECD Development Centre economists Christian Daude and Angel Melguizo, jointly with Manuel Balmaseda and Luciana Taft from Cemex Economic Analysis, presented at the October meeting of the Development Finance Network, answer these questions with new and more precise yardsticks -- as well as showing what the price tag will be to fill the gaps.
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08-Oct-2010
Latin America overcame the 2008-2009 international crisis in apparently robust macroeconomic health. At the onset of the crisis, most countries in the region had positive budget surpluses, reasonably low debt-to-GDP levels and credible monetary policies thanks, in several cases, to inflation targeting regimes. As the crisis progressed, policy makers could boast significant fiscal packages while keeping country risk in check.
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07-Dec-2009
The OECD Development Centre welcomed on Wednesday 3 November the Dominican Republic as its 39th member country. Speaking at OECD headquarters on this occasion, President Leonel Fernández said “Joining the Development Centre is going to be of crucial help in defining the policies for our national development.” The first Caribbean member of the Centre, the Dominican Republic is already playing an active role in our work. In particular, it is helping us set up a policy network that brings together OECD and Latin American experts.
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18-Jun-2009
In preparation of the next Latin American Economic Outlook 2010, the OECD Development Centre Poverty Reduction and Social Development Unit is co-organising with FLACSO a regional workshop on migration in Central America, taking place next 25 June in San José de Costa Rica.
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09-Jun-2009
Latinobarometro and the OECD Development Centre organised a joint seminar on democracy and fiscal legitimacy in Latin America on 29 May at the Maison de l'Amérique latine, in Paris. Renowed experts discussed public attitudes towards democratic institutions in the region and the impact of fiscal policy on democratic legitimacy.
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20-May-2009
The IDB and the OECD Development Centre co-organised a seminar entitled "Latin America and the Global Economic Crisis: What are the Prospects?" on 20 May at the Maison de l’Amérique latine in Paris. The discussion focused on the challenges that the current economic crisis poses to the region, and provided some general policy principles for governments and international institutions.
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17-Apr-2009
Public debt levels are still high in Latin America, although considerable progress has been made during the last decade. Today, both the public and private bond markets face important challenges as a result of foreign exchange volatility, reduced liquidity and forthcoming elections. Development Centre Economist Sebastian Nieto presented these issues in Montevideo, at the Annual Meeting of Debt Management Specialists organised by the IADB and the Uruguayan Ministry of Finance.
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