AS/COA held a panel discussion on the impact of high and volatile food prices on the poor, the role of political commitment to ending hunger, and the challenges and opportunities for income growth in the agriculture sector.

Three days before Colombia's runoff presidential vote, AS/COA's Bogota conference focused on the country's economic outlook. Juan Carlos Echeverry, appointed finance minister by President-elect Juan Manuel Santos, gave an overview of the next administration's reform proposals.

At this AS/COA program, panelists explored how improvements in underlying economic fundamentals and policy frameworks contributed to Latin America’s economic resilience, despite the global recession and in stark contrast with the region’s past.