IMF and Guatemala to Host Central America Conference on Regional Outlook and Inclusive Growth
IMF News, November 14, 2016
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 14, 2016
Event details
- Press Release No. 16/506
- Date: November 14, 2016
- Hosts: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of Guatemala
- Event: XIV Regional Conference for Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic
- Dates of conference: November 17-18, 2016
- Location: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
- Press contact: PRESS OFFICER: Raphael Anspach
- Contact details exactly as provided: Phone: +1 202 623-7100Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
Focus and themes
- Economic prospects and policy options for countries in the region in a context of moderate global growth.
- Role of:
- economic integration
- infrastructure investment
- financial inclusion
in supporting growth and social progress.
Participants and leadership
- Attendees to include central bank governors, finance ministers, and superintendents of the financial sector in the region, as well as officials from the IMF and other multilateral agencies.
- Opening: The President of Guatemala, Mr. Jimmy Morales, will open the conference.
- IMF delegation leadership:
- Mitsuhiro Furusawa, IMF’s Deputy Managing Director
- Alejandro Werner, Director of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department
Key remarks
- Alejandro Werner: "the conference will provide a great opportunity to discuss policies that would strengthen macroeconomic and financial stability, as well as structural reforms that would help boost potential growth, and reduce poverty and inequality in the region.”
Reference link provided in source
- http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2016/capdr/index.htm
Source: IMF press release, November 14, 2016.