The Latin American Economic Outlook 2009  was presented in Madrid on 18 November 2008, at a seminar hosted by Casa de América. This is the second year that the Spanish presentation of the report took place in this well-known Madrid venue.

 

Spanish Secretary of State for Co-operation and Development, Soraya Rodríguez, opened the seminar highlighting the contribution that the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 makes to policymaking by drawing attention to the development dimension of fiscal policy. In his presentation of the Outlook's main recommendations, OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso pointed out that fiscal policy should be a key instrument for  promoting economic growth, reducing inequality and fostering democratic consolidation in Latin America. Two panels elaborated on the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 main findings, one focused on public policymaking, and the second one analysing the public sector's contribution to development in the region.

Presentations

• presentation by Endesa's Rafael Miranda
• presentation by Telefonica's José María Álvarez-Pallete
• presentation by Banco Santander's José Juan Ruiz
• presentation by Peru's former Finance Minister Luis Carranza

 

OECD Development Centre Director, Javier Santiso, also presented the report's main findings at a roundtable taking place the next day at the X Latibex Forum, in Madrid. Fellow panelists included Octavio de Barros (Chief Economist at Bradesco), Juan Pablo Jimeno (Global Equities Director at BBVA) and Robert Davy (Executive Director at Shcroders). Jesús González Nieto-Márquez, Director of LATIBEX, chaired the session.

 

Desarrollo en América Latina: Perspectivas Políticas y Empresariales

Anfiteatro de Casa América, Paseo de Recoletos 2, 28001, Madrid
18 de Noviembre de 2008 ● 16.00-20.00 hrs.

 

Apertura
Soraya Rodríguez, Secretaria de Estado de Cooperación Internacional

Presentación del Informe
Javier Santiso, Director del Centro de Desarrollo de la OCDE

Mesa Redonda: Política Fiscal y Desarrollo en América Latina
Cristina Narbona, Embajadora de España ante la OCDE
Gonzalo Ramos, Vocal Asesor de la Dirección General de Financiación Internacional
Juan López-Dóriga, Director General de Planificación y Evaluación de Políticas de Desarrollo
Miguel Hakim, Secretario para la Cooperación Iberoamericana de la SEGIB
Moderador: Iñaki Garay, Diario Expansión

 

Mesa Redonda: Empresas y Desarrollo en América Latina
Rafael Miranda Robredo, Consejero Delegado de Endesa
José María Álvarez-Pallete, Consejero y Director General de Telefónica Latinoamérica
José Juan Ruiz, Economista Jefe para América Latina de Banco Santander
Luis Carranza, Ex Ministro de Economía y Finanzas de Perú
Moderador: Juan Pedro Velázquez Gaztelu, Diario El País

 

Download the full agenda of the seminar