During the recent past, within a context of favorable international markets, important progress was made throughout the region mainly regarding economic and social inclusion; an important increase of international reserves; cautious macroeconomic policies and, still in an early stage, investment in infrastructure.
The future scenario will be different from the recent years. We can already observe the deceleration of China; an “stop and go” American growth; the uncertain recovery of the Eurozone; the fall of the oil and raw material prices; international trade growing below the world GDP and the environmental agenda that is gaining importance. These trends impose key challenges to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The 46th ALIDE Meeting is a unique opportunity for the leaders of development banks to discuss opportunities, challenges and probable paths for the future development of the region and the role these institutions may play to foster a sustainable, competitive and inclusive development.
To analyze what Latin American and the Caribbean countries have done and are doing regarding productive transformation and its related policies.Which is the agenda for the coming years in a low carbon process of economic change? What challenges this poses to development banks?
