This report highlights investment trends over the past two decades and shows some of the reasons why Latin American and Caribbean nations are losing investors to other regions of the world. It also shows how a lack of security directly and indirectly affects investment in the region. The hope is that by addressing these issues, regional governments will begin to recapture an appropriate proportional share of global FDI, thus increasing economic growth and ultimately strengthening democracy and its institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Fostering Regional Development by Securing the Hemispheric Investment Climate
Bolivia: A Conversation with New Government Minister Murillo
8:30 am
COA will hold a breakfast discussion with Arturo Murillo, minister of government of Bolivia.
AMLO's First Year: The Economic Scenario in Mexico
8:30 am
Join AS/COA for a discussion on Mexico's political and economic scenario during AMLO's first year as president on November 13.
Anti-Corruption in Latin America: Where It's Headed
8:00 am
AS/COA’s Anti-Corruption Working group will discuss current trends in combatting corruption on August 22.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals in Venezuela
8:30 am
Leading Venezuelan civil society organizations will present their report The SDGs in Venezuela: Report from an Endangered Country on July 18 at AS/COA in New York.
Private Roundtable on Strategies to Combat Piracy and Illicit Trade in Latin America
4:00 pm
Americas Quarterly and AS/COA hosted a private, off-the-record panel and roundtable in Miami on best practices for dealing with criminal networks that steal and counterfeit products and services.