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On October 12, the House and the Senate voted to ratify free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama some six years after they were originally signed. According to Dialogue president Michael Shifter, the long delay in ratifying the agreements reflects poorly on the United States' declared commitment to partnership with other governments in the hemisphere. Dialogue president emeritus Peter Hakim also contends that the FTAs will not have a fundamental impact on US relations with the region. MORE

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The Dialogue's Economics and Trade Program seeks to monitor Latin American economies and analyze the impact of policy decisions. The program also focuses on how the external global economy affects Latin America's economic growth and how specific actors such as China, the United States, and Europe contribute to its development.

The Dialogue hosts the Latin American Economies Roundtable, bringing together a small group of leading economic analysts from government agencies, international financial institutions,  the private sector, think-tanks and universities. Participants analyze the state of Latin American and Caribbean economies, how they are affected by the external environment and what are the best policy options.

STAFF

Michael Shifter, President
Peter Hakim, President Emeritus
Kim Covington, Program Assistant

For more information, contact Kim Covington, at kcovington@thedialogue.org or (202) 463-2560.

PUBLICATIONS

• A Decade of Change: Political, Economic, and Social Developments in Western Hemisphere Affairs, September 7, 2011. 
• Latin America's Response to Global Financial Instability, August 30, 2011.
  
• Latin America and the United States: Looking Towards 2020, September 7, 2011. 
• Annual CAF Conference on Trade and Investment in the Americas, September 7, 2011.
  
• Impact of Debt Crises in Europe and the United States on Latin America, May 23, 2011. 
• Latin America's Rapid Recovery, March 3, 2011
• Linking the economic reforms and micro-entrepreneurship among remittances recipients in Cuba, May 2, 2011
  
• Uneven Progress in Latin America for 2011, January 12, 2011. 
• Rising Confidence in Latin America, January 1, 2011
• Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress? June 24, 2010.
  
  

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IN THE PRESS

• In role reversal, Latin America may help IMF, Michael Shifter in Washington Post, December 3, 2011.
• Colombia y Brasil buscan ser las potencias del futuro, Michael Shifter in Portafolio, August 7, 2011.

• Argentina: The Unending Saga on Debt, Testimony by Claudio Loser to New York State Senate, April 23, 2010. (PDF)
• The Crisis in Honduras, by Michael Shifter, Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, July 10, 2009. (Video)

MORE CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONIES

• "The FTA, not such a happy story," by Michael Shifter, El Colombiano, October 18, 2011.
  
• "The Colombia and Panama Free Trade Deals: New Momentum for US-Latin American Relations?" by Peter Hakim, Infolatam, October 13, 2011.
• Humala y la política exterior: ¿más continuidad que cambio?, by Michael Shifter, Argumentos, July 26, 2011. (English)  
• And It's Still the Economy by Peter Hakim in América Economía, March 11, 2010.  (Español)
• Political Ramifications of the Economic Crisis by Peter Hakim in América Economía, September 14, 2009. (PDF)
  
• The Media Missed the Real Story in Cancun by Peter Hakim in América Economía, April 16, 2010. (Español)
  
• FDI in the Region Will Recover This Year after Sliding in 2009 by Alicia Bárcena in the Latin America Advisor, January 4, 2010.
• Latin America's Economic Growth Will Rebound in 2010 by Shelly Shetty in the Latin America Advisor, December 23, 2009.
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EVENTS

• The Mexican Diaspora Investment Partnership, October 14, 2011. 
• A Conversation with Marcelo Zabalaga Estrada, President of the Bolivian Central Bank, September 23, 2011.
  
• Rising Brazil: Domestic and International Trends, September 22, 2011
• Reassessing China-Mexico Competition, September 16, 2011
• Assessing Dilma Rousseff's Approach to Chinese Competition, August 29, 2011.
  
• The Age of Productivity: Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up.  July 15, 2010. 
• Discussion of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, July 8, 2011. 
• Latin America’s Economic Outlook – How Should the Region Respond to Economic Success? May 24, 2011. 
• Will Economic Change Threaten Cuba's Education Success? May 9, 2011
  

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INTERVIEWS

The Financial Crisis from Inter-American Dialogue on Vimeo.

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