Monday, 26 May
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14:00 to 14:30
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Registration of participants – Raúl Prebisch Conference Room
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14:30 to 14:50
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Inauguration of the XXXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy
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| 14:50 to 18:30 |
Session 1 – Panel of authorities from Ministries of Finance: Fiscal policy challenges in the
region
Moderator: ECLAC
Presentation of the Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025:
Comments from authorities from Ministries of Finance of the region: Closed Session
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Tuesday, 27 May
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| 08:15 to 9:00 |
Registration of participants – Raúl Prebisch Conference Room
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09:00 to 11:30
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Session 2 – Panel of international organizations: Fiscal policy challenges within a low-growth
context
Moderator: Cecilia Vera Iglesias, Economic Affairs Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary, ECLAC
Presentations:
- Manuela Francisco, Global Director for Economic Policy, World Bank Group
- Juan Toro, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
- Óscar Valencia, Principal Specialist, Fiscal Management Division, IDB Group
- Jessica Roldán Peña, Director of Macroeconomic Studies, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
- Sebastián Nieto Parra, Head of Latin America and the Caribbean, OECD Development
Centre
- Alexander Pick, Head of Tax Data and Statistical Analysis, Centre for Tax Policy and
Administration, OECD
- Santiago Díaz de Sarralde, Tax Studies and Research Director, CIAT, virtual
- Noel Pérez Benítez, Officer in Charge and Coordinator of the Fiscal Affairs Unit, Economic
Development Division, ECLAC
Open dialogue
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| 11:30 to 11:45 |
Coffee break
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11:45 to 13:00
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Session 3 – Presentation of Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025
Moderator: Georgina Cipoletta Tomassian, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
Presentations:
- Sebastián Nieto Parra, Head of Latin America and the Caribbean, OECD Development Centre
- Alexander Pick, Head of Tax Data and Statistical Analysis, Centre for Tax Policy and
Administration, OECD
- Dalmiro Morán, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
- Óscar Valencia, Principal Specialist, Fiscal Management Division, IDB Group
- Santiago Díaz de Sarralde, Tax Studies and Research Director, CIAT, virtual
Open dialogue
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| 13:00 to 15:00 |
Lunch break
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15:00 to 17:30
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Session 4 – Expenditures and public investment to reduce structural gaps
Moderator: ECLAC
Presentations:
- Dalmiro Morán, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
- Helmut Schwarzer, Head of Public Finance, Actuarial and Statistical Services Unit, ILO
- Adela Recio Alcaide, Advisory Member at the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Spain
- Javiera Martínez, Director, Budget Directorate, Chile
Comments:
- María Dolores Almeida Sánchez, Consultant on economics and public finance
- Oscar Cetrángolo, University of Buenos Aires, virtual
Open dialogue
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Wednesday, 28 May
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08:15 to 9:00
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Registration of participants – Raúl Prebisch Conference Room
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9:00 to 11:15
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Session 5 – Tax policies to reduce inequality and promote environmental sustainability
Moderator: Dalmiro Morán, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
Exposiciones:
- Andrea Podestá, Consultant, ECLAC
- Débora Freire, Undersecretary of Fiscal Policy, Secretariat of Economic Policy, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
- Cristian Cruz Moreno, Director General of Macroeconomic Policy, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia
- Héctor Villarreal, Director of the Initiative for Economic and Demographic Transition, Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico
Comments
- Alejandra Macías Sánchez, Executive Director, Center for Economic and Budgetary Research, Mexico
Open dialogue
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| 11:15 to 11:30 |
Coffee break
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11:30 to 13:45
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Session 6 – Mobilizing financing to expand fiscal space
Moderator: Esteban Pérez Caldentey, Senior Economic Affairs Officer and Coordinator of the Financing for Development Unit, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
Presentations:
- Mónica Colomer, Ambassador-at-Large for Financing for Development, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Spain, virtual
- José Antonio Ocampo, Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs,
Columbia University, virtual
- Poliana Garcia Ferreira, International Tax Cooperation Coordinator, Secretariat of
International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
- Alexis Cruz Rodríguez, Highest Authority, Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development,
Dominican Republic
Comments:
- Juan Carlos Moreno Brid, Professor of Economics, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Open dialogue
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13:45 to 14:00
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Closing remarks
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