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How can we unlock new sources of growth?

Breaking Latin America’s Growth Ceiling

January 21, 2026
09:00–09:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Growth in Latin America has stagnated at around 2% as the region strives to develop a more diversified economy and boost investment and productivity. Geoeconomic tensions are spreading and major powers are vying for influence over Latin America. With economic policy shifts in the region under way, how can it really deliver meaningful growth? Simultaneous interpretation in English,...
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Speakers

ED
Esther Dweck
Minister of Management and Innovation in Public Services
Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services of Brazil
AS
Altagracia Gomez Sierra
Coordinator, Regional Economic Development and Relocation Advisory Council
Office of the Presidency of Mexico
JM
Juan Carlos Mora
Chief Executive Officer
Bancolombia
JS
James Scriven
Chief Executive Officer
IDB Invest
GT
Gillian R. Tett
Provost, King's College
University of Cambridge
JV
Julio Velarde
Governor
Central Bank of Peru

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