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  "summary": "$name CONFERENCIA DEL FMI $name Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:30 - 2:00 p.",
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      "content": "- Event: Book forum on \"Economic Growth and Integration in Central America\"\n- Date: Thursday, June 21, 2007\n- Time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.\n- Location: IMF Auditorium (HQ1-R-710)\n- Access: Open to Fund/Bank Staff and the Public (light refreshments will be served)\n- RSVP and security:\n  - For security reasons, please RSVP to EventsRSVP@imf.org. A picture ID will be required; persons and bags will be screened.\n  - Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to allow for these additional measures.\n  - Visitors should enter through the IMF Center, 720 19 th St. NW.\n  - Only IMF/World Bank Staff ID holders should use IMF main entrance at 700 19 th St. NW."
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      "heading": "Context and major themes",
      "content": "- Regional optimism:\n  - There is much optimism about Central America's economic future, reflecting continuing political and economic stability and deepening global and regional integration.\n- Integration milestones and prospects:\n  - Implementation of the free trade agreement with the United States (CAFTA-DR).\n  - Prospects for the creation of a Central American customs union.\n  - Forthcoming start of negotiations on an Association Agreement with the European Union.\n- Policy challenges and objectives:\n  - Policymakers have the opportunity to make the region more attractive for investment by accelerating reforms, with the ultimate objectives of achieving higher sustainable growth and tackling poverty.\n  - There is scope to make the region more resilient against adverse shocks, including those associated with the integration process itself."
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      "heading": "Substantive focus of the book forum",
      "content": "- Purpose:\n  - The forum will address issues related to economic growth and regional integration in Central America.\n- Format:\n  - Moderated by David Robinson.\n  - Begins with a short presentation by the editors Dominique Desruelle and Alfred Schipke.\n  - Followed by comments from regional representatives and a policy analyst."
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      "heading": "Featured participants and roles",
      "content": "- Moderator:\n  - David Robinson, Deputy Director of Western Hemisphere Department. Background highlights:\n    - Studied mathematics and economics at Oxford University.\n    - Joined the U.K. Treasury in 1982; joined the Fund staff in 1985.\n    - Worked in the European, Asian, and Research Departments.\n    - Involved in the study of the USSR economy in 1989; worked on Thailand and Malaysia before the Asian crisis; responsible for the Fund's work on China and Hong Kong SAR; managed the Fund's multilateral surveillance, including the World Economic Outlook; worked on the first Multilateral Consultation.\n- Presenters / Editors:\n  - Dominique Desruelle, Chief of the Central America Division in the Western Hemisphere Department. Roles and background:\n    - Coordinated the Department's regional work in Central America and led bilateral missions to Costa Rica and El Salvador.\n    - Prior assignments in the Policy Development and Review Department and the European II Department.\n    - Nationality: French. Education: degrees from Princeton University, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and the Ecole Centrale de Paris.\n  - Alfred Schipke, Regional Resident Representative for Central America in Guatemala. Roles and background:\n    - Co-led the Western Hemisphere Department's analytical work on Central America and expanded the Fund's regional outreach.\n    - Previously a research fellow at the Kiel Institute of World Economics.\n    - Holds a PhD in economics; taught international trade and finance at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.\n    - Research interests include economic integration and linkages between macroeconomics and financial markets.\n- Commentators:\n  - Arturo Cruz, Ambassador of Nicaragua to the United States of America and Canada. Additional background:\n    - Tenured professor at INCAE Business School in Managua, Nicaragua.\n    - Academic focus on social, economic and political trends in Latin America; author of books and articles.\n    - Education: Doctorate in Modern History at the University of Oxford; Masters in International Relations from the Paul Nitze School of International Relations at John Hopkins.\n  - Jose Guillermo Castillo Villacorta, Ambassador of Guatemala to the United States of America. Additional background:\n    - Previously served as minister (1999-2000) and vice minister of economy in charge of trade issues (1998-99).\n    - Worked in financial and corporate sectors in Guatemala and abroad.\n    - Education: bachelor's degree from Francisco Marroquín University; Fulbright scholar; master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University.\n  - Peter Hakim, President of the Inter-American Dialogue. Additional background:\n    - Writes and speaks widely on hemispheric issues; has testified more than a dozen times before Congress.\n    - Articles published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, and Financial Times."
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      "heading": "Institutional contact information",
      "content": "- IMF EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT\n  - Public Affairs E-mail: publicaffairs@imf.org\n  - Media Relations E-mail: media@imf.org\n  - Fax: 202-623-6220\n  - Phone: 202-623-7100"
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