The Latin American Economic Outlook 2008 was presented on 13 February in Rome. The event, hosted by the Istituto Italo-Latino Americano (IILA), gathered distinguished representatives from the Italian public administration, numerous Ambassadors from Latin America and private sector companies currently investing in the region. |
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Donato Di Santo, opened the event by underlining their appreciation of this reinforced collaboration between the OECD and Italy. In this context, Secretary Di Santo stressed Italy’s renewed commitment to be an important partner for Latin America. Massimo Tononi, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy and Finance offered closing remarks, highlighting the report’s positive outlook of the Latin American economy. He also expressed his optimism for the future of Latin America, stressing the need to reinforce democratic institutions in the region as a precondition for achieving further economic success. |
Download the invitation to the event
Presentation of the report by Javier Santiso (in italian)
Summary by the Salvadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website (in Spanish)
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