Conversation with IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Alejandro Werner

January 22, 2015

Registration: 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Event Discussion: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p...

AS/COA

680 Park Avenue

New York

Live broadcast

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Overview

AS/COA will host a discussion on the economy of the Western Hemisphere region with Alejandro Werner, former Mexican undersecretary of finance and current director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Werner will talk about projections for Latin America in 2015 after the IMF marked down the region’s economic growth given external factors, weaker than expected export performance, deteriorating terms of trade, and other causes. The IMF forecasts a 1.3 percent GDP growth rate for the region in 2014, to be followed by 2.2 percent growth in 2015. Speakers: <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;">Alejandro Werner, Director, Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund</li> <li style="text-align: justify;">Lisa Schineller, Managing Director, Sovereign Ratings, Standard & Poor's (Moderator)</li> </ul> Registration Fee: This event is complimentary for all registrants, though prior registration is required. Event Information: Ernesto Aguilar | <a href="mailto:eaguilar@as-coa.org">eaguilar@as-coa.org</a> | 1-212-277-8393 COA Corporate Membership Information: Monica Vieira | <a href="mailto:mvieira@as-coa.org">mvieira@as-coa.org</a> | 1-212-277-8344 Press Inquiries: Adriana La Rotta | <a href="mailto:alarotta@as-coa.org">alarotta@as-coa.org</a> | 1-212-277-8384 Cancellation: Please contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at <a href="mailto:jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org">jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org</a> before 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Speakers

Lisa M. Schineller

Managing Director, Sovereign Ratings Department and Economist for Latin America, Standard & Poor’s

Lisa M. Schineller is a managing director in the Sovereign Ratings Department and Economist for Latin America at Standard & Poor’s. She is responsible for sovereign analysis in the Latin American Group and is the primary analyst for Mexico and other credits in the region. In her...

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