OECD Development Centre Deputy Director Carlos Álvarez presented the OECD's Latin American Economic Outlook for 2011 in the Dominican Republic on 9 March.

The Latin American Economic Outlook 2011 (LEO): How middle-class is Latin America? was presented in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on 9 March 2011, at the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development.
 
Carlos Álvarez, Deputy Director of the OECD Development Centre, presented the main findings of the report followed by a presentation from Minister Mr. Temístocles Montás of a report on middle sectors in the Dominican Republic. High-level representatives from the public and business sectors attended the event to discuss both reports. The reports highlight the vulnerability of households in the middle sector of the income distribution, underscoring the growing focus on these sectors across the region.
 
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LEO in Jamaica:
 
Senior Budget Officials in Jamaica received Hamlet Gutierrez of the Development Centre between 4-6 April 2011. Mr. Gutierrez presented the 2011 Latin American Economic Outlook at the7th Meeting of the Budgeting for Results Network in Kingston.
 
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ADB and OECD forecast steady growth for Asia

On 8 April, 2011 the OECD Development Centre Asia desk hosted the ADB-OECD joint seminar on “Asian Development Outlook 2011,” bringing together a large number of participants from within the OECD as well as the Southeast Asian countries. Mr. Joseph Zveglich, Assistant Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank presented the key findings of the report. The OECD Development Centre, Economics Department, Development Cooperation Directorate and IFRI (Institut Français des Relations Internationales) provided comments.

According to the report, Asia is forecast to grow by 7.8% in 2011 and 7.7% in 2012. The region faces two critical challenges: inflation pressures and capital flows. The importance of South-South links was also highlighted.

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