ECLAC's Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs completes successful first visit to Washington D.C.
In his first official visit to Washington D.C. since being appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs was a speaker at the 54th Annual Washington Conference: Advancing the Business Case for the Americas, organized by the Council of the Americas, and at the Wilson Center’s event No More Lost Decades: Opportunities From Nearshoring, the Energy Transition, and Other Drivers of Sustainable Growth, while also participating in meetings with the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Inter-American Dialogue, Global Environment Facility and Johns Hopkins University, with the goal of sharing ECLAC’s goals and priorities and discussing collaboration opportunities.
At the 54th Annual Washington Conference, the Executive Secretary participated in the panel on strengthening the business case for the Americas. In his remarks, he suggested that from Latin America and the Caribbean’s perspective, the great business case for the Americas today and in the future is to engage in a series of specific sectors —such as energy transition, modern services or ICT-enabled services, pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, among others— where countries of the region are making major investments and transitions. This is a portfolio of sectors that ECLAC has identified as dynamizing sectors for the productive transformation and growth strategies of LAC countries, and which represent significant investment opportunities for U.S. businesses.
At the Wilson Center, Mr. Salazar-Xirinachs discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by Latin America and the Caribbean. The region faces triple challenges —low growth, high inequality, and weak institutions— but also enjoys remarkable opportunities, including abundant mineral resources for clean energy technologies. To seize these opportunities, new development strategies are needed.
#2024WCA: Watch Panel—Strengthening the Business Case for the Americas— 8 May 2024
https://www.as-coa.org/watchlisten/2024wca-panel-strengthening-business-case-americas
Watch Wilson Center Event —No More Lost Decades: Opportunities From Nearshoring, the Energy Transition, and Other Drivers of Sustainable Growth— 9 May 2024
