12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America

Please join Council of the Americas and the Bertelsmann Foundation for a luncheon presentation of the new report Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America.

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Hotel Sofitel Washington DC
806 15th Street NW
Washington

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Overview

Please join Council of the Americas and the Bertelsmann Foundation for a luncheon presentation of the new report Surviving a Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America.

History repeats itself. Whether we learn from the past is up to us. Surviving A Debt Crisis: Five Lessons for Europe from Latin America argues that Latin America’s 1980s struggle with debt offers instruction for today’s European leaders as they grapple with their own fiscal challenges. What is the proper role of austerity? How can a country shed debt while mired in recession? Is there a path to growth? And does reform risk political backlash? Our expert panel will debate these questions, which are addressed in the new Bertelsmann Foundation study.

Speakers:

  • José Antonio Ocampo, Professor, Columbia University and former Finance Minister, Colombia
  • Eduardo Borensztein, Regional Economic Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Jacob Kirkegaard, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
  • Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas and Americas Society (moderator)

RSVP: Please email events@bfna.org. Space is limited.

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