COA Holds High-Level Private Events During CAF's 2026 Economic Forum in Panama
COA Holds High-Level Private Events During CAF's 2026 Economic Forum in Panama
The presidents of Panama and Bolivia, as well as Chile's president-elect, participated in meetings held within the framework of CAF's summit.
Panama City, Panama, January 30, 2026—This week in Panama City, Council of the Americas held a CEO roundtable luncheon with Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz and Chile's President-Elect José Antonio Kast, as well as a private briefing with Panama's President José Raul Mulino, within the framework of CAF's 2026 International Economic Forum - Latin America and the Caribbean.
Both private events were the result of a formal partnership with CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, to bring the private sector to the International Economic Forum, which is held every January in Panama City in collaboration with the government of Panama. The forum is a high-level event that gathers business and public sector leaders to debate some the most pressing challenges facing the region.
The CEO roundtable luncheon, featuring Paz and Kast, was held on Thursday, January 29, at the Panama Convention Center and it convened approximately 50 CEOs and presidents of leading multinational and multilatina companies operating across the region.
Paz was joined at the luncheon by Bolivia's Minister of Economy and Public Finance José Gabriel Espinoza, Minister of Development Planning and Environment José Fernando Romero Pinto, and Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Sergio Mauricio Medinaceli Monroy.
Boliviian President Rodrigo Paz and CAF Executive President Sergio Díaz-Granados. (Photo: Gustavo Ledezma)
Panama's President José Raul Mulino. (Photo: Gustavo Ledezma)
Los presidentes de Panamá y Bolivia, así como el presidente electo de Chile, participaron en las reuniones realizadas en el marco del foro de CAF.
