AS/COA’s annual São Paulo Conference examined the state of the Brazilian economy, prospects for growth in light of the crisis, energy and climate change initiatives, the U.S.-Brazilian relationship, and corporate governance in Brazil and abroad.
The financial crisis has prompted a fundamental shift in the corporate governance landscape. John C. Wilcox, chairman of the global consultancy firm Sodali, outlines the trends that will define a new era of corporate governance.
On May 19, four economists from the Latin American Economic Research Foundation (FIEL), a leading think tank based in Buenos Aires, joined AS/COA to discuss the most recent economic and financial developments in Argentina.
Mexico's finance secretary addressed the Washington Conference on the Americas, offering his perspective on the effects of the global financial crisis and the H1N1 impact. Carstens predicts that Mexico will start to see economic recovery.
Mexico's finance secretary addressed the Washington Conference on the Americas, offering his perspective on the effects of the global financial crisis and the H1N1 impact. Carstens predicts that Mexico will start to see economic recovery.
Speaking at COA's Washington Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos, and Mexico's Finance Secretary Agustín Carstens joined others in discussing policy issues affecting the hemisphere.
"[W]hen it comes to ways to improve the global financial sector—and ultimately the global economy—Canada offers a model that’s worth consideration," writes Scotiabank's President and CEO Richard E. Waugh.