En la presentación de Dante Sica en la conferencia de AS/COA en Buenos Aires, el nuevo ministro de producción de Argentina habló de los cambios necesario en la economía del país. "Argentina es el país en Latinoamérica con la mayor cantidad de recesiones cada 10 años. Tenemos que romper ese círculo vicioso". Entre las prioridades que destacó Sica están la reducción del deficit fiscal, avanzar la ley que agiliza el sector de emprendedores y las PYMES, y la apertura del mercado para multiplicar las exportaciones argentinas. (Baje la presentación del ministro.)

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Mexico's next president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), has made major pledges in terms of confronting corruption, battling violence, and building social programs—all with fiscal responsibility and without raising taxes. How will he get it all done? "The devil is in the details," said Citi's Ernesto Revilla. An AS/COA expert panel moderated by Bloomberg's Vivianne Rodrigues covered potential upsides and downsides to an incoming AMLO government, with BlackRock's Gerardo Rodriguez suggesting that corruption, insecurity, and U.S.-Mexico relations have reached such lows that the new administration has a real chance to improve in these areas. In terms of relations with Washington, Moody's Mauro Leos pointed out that Donald Trump has indicated interest in having a bilateral trade accord with Mexico, which could mean he would produce a letter pulling Mexico out of NAFTA-and then have six months to change his mind. He also noted reasons why, despite comparisons between AMLO and ex-Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mexico's next president has more in common with Chile's former President Michelle Bachelet during her second term in office. 

Learn more about the outcome of the Mexican elections at: www.as-coa.org/mxelex

Speakers:

• Elcior Santana, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, and Director, Movimento Brasil Competitivo (MBC)
• Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Wilson Center
• Anthony Harrington, Chair, Managing Board, Albright Stonebridge Group, and former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
• Raquel Krähenbühl, Washington Correspondent, Globo News (moderator)

Addressing Brazil's fiscal situation will be most urgent issue facing the next president, Paulo Sotero said during a panel in Washington, DC discussing the scenario ahead of October elections. Elcior Santana gave a rundown of each candidate's political platform and economic advisors, and emphasized why the election of Jair Bolsonaro would be the most detrimental to the private sector. Meanwhile, at a time when the Latin American country is trying to open up its economy, the United States has pushed back on Brazil's prospects for joining the OECD, said Santana. Anthony Harrington noted that the bilateral U.S.-Brazil relationship is a "black hole" in U.S. foreign policy and is not a priority for either country at the moment.

Learn more about Brazil's vote in our election guide.

Panelists:

• Alberto Bernal, Chief Emerging Markets and Global Strategist, XP Securities
• Michael Cullen, Senior Partner, Control Risks
• Joe Kogan, ‎Head of Latin American Strategy, Scotiabank
• Lisa Schineller, Managing Director, S&P Global Ratings (moderator)

Experts discussed what's next after Colombian voters elected Iván Duque president in the June 17 runoff with ex-Bogotá Mayor Gustavo Petro. They analyzed the importance of the high participation at the polls, how new congressional coalitions will work under Duque's presidency, the effects of the influx of Venezuelans, and where there might be room to adjust the implementation of the FARC peace process.

• Learn more about the vote with our Colombia Election Guide.
• Read and hear where Colombia's center goes from here.