El alcalde describe cómo ha convertido a Tarija en un modelo de buen gobierno durante sus 11 años de gobierno, así como el logro en construir un puente entre los sectores público y privado.

Argentine Minister of Economy Amado Boudou criticized an IMF report on Argentina's economic standing at an AS/COA meeting held in Washington September 23.

At AS/COA's 2011 Brazil Economic Conference, speakers explored issues such as economic policy, the impact of the international financial crisis, social issues, and infrastructure development.

Peruvian Minister of Foreign Relations Rafael Roncagliolo refers to AS/COA's upcoming public meeting with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala September 22 as "an important one to build confidence in Peru." (en español)

In Starting Over: Brazil since 1985, author Albert Fishlow reflects on how the changes that Brazil has undergone over the last 20 years have transformed the country and will affect its future.

A panel including economists and experts gathered at an August 17 event co-hosted by Council of the Americas discussed the current economic implications of China's growing influence in Latin America. View C-SPAN's video recording of the event.

"[M]ore than a bubble or even a boom, Brazil’s economic situation in the future looks more like a 'boomlet' but one that will lift Brazil to the ranks of the developed world," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini for CNN's Global Public Square.