Speakers at AS/COA's microfinance panel discussed the scope of microfinance and social impact investment in Latin America today, considering current trends and future prospects in the field, as well as barriers to growth.

Over the past decade, Peru experienced sustained growth, allowing the country to achieve one of the highest savings and lowest inflation rates in Latin America. AS/COA's Lima conference, with remarks by President Alan García, highlighted the country's poverty reduction and economic successes.

AS/COA Miami launched the health care issue of Americas Quarterly with a discussion centered on the sector’s changing landscape and focused on Mexico, the effect of technology use on health care access, and the importance of inter-sectoral collaboration in harnessing technology’s potential.

Americas Society and Council of the Americas and the Center for Dialogue and Analysis on North America hosted the conference “North American Energy Markets: Meeting Our Needs and Facing the Challenges Ahead.”

An AS/COA Miami panel focused on coporate sustainability and how companies are “greening” to impact their bottom line.

Part travelogue, part policy analysis, the book offers Rohter’s account of the turnaround Brazil has undergone since emerging from military dictatorship in 1985. Access a summary of the AS/COA book launch.

The Dominican president outlined his country's economic successes in recent years while highlighting areas for future growth and investment. “We once produced jobs to survive," said Fernández. "Now we need to produce jobs that improve workers’ lives."