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Francisco — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:40:21 -0500

Dear Abigail, My hat is off to this post, which cannot be more timely. As a Colombian young citizen, I am deeply concerned about the course the region is likely to take. If Venezuela chooses to support Chavez´s reforms next Sunday, the whole system that was discussed in the conference will be at grave peril, as will the hopes of many of us who wish to prepare and take an active role in closing the gap you mention in the brilliant paragraph regarding macro level policies and the level execution. Although they do not seem as urgent at first sight, the challenges faced by many in Latin America are at least as great as those in African countries. We need more and more discussion about potential solutions suited to the region. I am thrilled you attended the conference and thank you for putting LA in the spotlight. Look forward to reading and discussing more on the subject in the near future.

Conference Report: The Private Sector's Role in Latin America

Abigail Keene-Babcock — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:27:37 -0500

On Tuesday, I went to Georgetown University to attend a high-profile panel on "The Role of the Private Sector in the Competitiveness of the Latin American Region." The line-up of panelists included three former presidents (Vicente Fox - Mexico, Alejandro Toledo – Peru, Jose Maria Aznar – Spain), one former prime minister (Roberto Danino – Peru) and three prominent businessmen from Latin America and Spain (Stanley Motta – President of Motta International, Marcelo Claure – Founder of the Brightstar Corp., and Gustavo Cisneros, Chairman of the Cisneros Group of Companies). Quite the assembly of lauded economic reformers and successful business leaders.

The event was paired with the launch of a new online journal, Globalization, Competitiveness, and Governability (GCG), a joint project between Georgetown and Universia, an online space for university education resources across Latin America, founded and supported by Banco Santander.

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