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XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy
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The XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy is organized by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through the Economic Development Division. It is sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Inauguration of the XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy
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▪ José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, ECLAC
▪ Rafael Garranzo García, Spanish Ambassador to Chile
Session 1 – Panel of Authorities of Ministries of Finance: Towards a Regional Tax Cooperation Platform
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Moderator: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, ECLAC
Presentations:
▪ José Antonio Ocampo, Former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia and Principal Advisor of the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean
▪ Nicolas Bohme, Coordinator of Tax Policy, Ministry of Finance, Chile
▪ Antonio Freitas, Undersecretary of International Finance and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
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▪ Vladimir Regueiro Ale, Minister of Finance and Prices, Cuba
▪ Dennis Cornwall, Minister of Finance, Grenada, virtual
▪ Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Finance, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
▪ Raul Rigo, Undersecreary of Economy, Ministry of Economy, Argentina, virtual
▪ Ryan Straughn, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment, Barbados
▪ Jhonny Cristian Morales Coronel, Viceminister of Tax Policy, Ministry of Economy and Public Finance, Bolivia
16:50 to 17:05 Coffee
▪ Gustavo Camacho Dávila, Undersecretary of Fiscal Policy (a.i.), Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ecuador
▪ Juan Pichihua Serna, Viceminister of Economy, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Peru
▪ Brian Manning, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Trinidad and Tobago
▪ Christiam Hernández Verdecanna Viceminister of Finance and Public Budget, Venezuela, virtual
▪ Melvin Quirós Romero, Director of Public Credit, Ministry of Finance, Costa Rica
▪ Rolando Sapriza, Director of Macro Fiscal Policy, Ministry of Finance, Paraguay
▪ Versilie Francis, Director of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Saint Kitts and Nevis
▪ Imran Williams, Director of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy, Saint Lucia
▪ Georgetine Tjalim, Head of the Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Suriname
▪ María Pía Biestro, Director of Tax Advisory, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Uruguay
Coffee and registration of participants
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Session 2 – Presentation of the Public debt and development distress in Latin America and the Caribbean report
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Moderator: Daniel Titelman, Director of the Economic Development Division, ECLAC
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▪ José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, ECLAC
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▪ José Antonio Ocampo, Former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia and Principal Advisor to the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean
▪ Emilio Pineda, Head of the Fiscal Management Division, IDB
Question and answer session
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Deuda pública y restricciones para el desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe
Coffee Break
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Session 3 – Fiscal Policy Challenges in a Complex Macroeconomic Scenario: Perspective of International Organizations
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Moderator: Noel Pérez Benitez, Head of the Fiscal Affairs Unit, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
Presentations:
▪ Daniel Titelman, Director of the Economic Development Division, ECLAC
▪ Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Director of the Development Centre, OECD
▪ Sebastián Nieto Parra, Head of Latin America and the Caribbean, Development Centre, OECD
▪ Era Dabla-Norris, Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
▪ David Bradbury, Deputy Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
▪ Emilio Pineda, Head of the Fiscal Management Division, IDB
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Fiscal policy challenges in a complex macroeconomic scenario
Public Finances in the World and Latin America: Back to Normal
Session 4 – Presentation of Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023
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Moderator: Noel Pérez Benitez, Head of the Fiscal Affairs Unit, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
Presentations:
▪ Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Director of the Development Centre, OECD
▪ David Bradbury, Deputy Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
▪ Sebastián Nieto Parra, Head of Latin America and the Caribbean, Development Centre, OECD
▪ Michael Hanni, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
▪ Santiago Díaz de Sarralde, Director of Tax Studies and Research, CIAT, virtual
Question and answer session
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Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023
Ingresos fiscales provenientes de recursos naturales no renovables en América Latina y el Caribe Gastos tributarios en América Latina
Coffee Break
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Session 5 – Innovative Sovereign Financing Instruments
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Moderator: Ramón Pineda Salazar, Head of the Labor Studies Unit, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
Presentations:
▪ Carola Moreno, Head of Financial and International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Chile
▪ Melvin Quirós Romero, Director of Public Debt, Ministry of Finance, Costa Rica
▪ César Vives, Director General de Operaciones Financieras, Unidad de Crédito Público y Asuntos Internacionales de Hacienda, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, México
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▪ María Dolores Almeida, Consultant, ECLAC
Question and answer session
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Estrategia de gestión de la Deuda Pública y Experiencia en Instrumentos ESG
Coffee and registration of participants
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Session 6 – Fiscal Revenues to Support Sustainable Development
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Moderator: Cielo Morales, Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning, ECLAC
Presentations:
▪ Oscar Cetrángolo and Dalmiro Morán, University of Buenos Aires
▪ Héctor Villareal, Director of the Initiative for Economic and Demographic Transition, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico
▪ Cristina García-Herrera, Director of Studies, Institute of Fiscal Studies, Spain, virtual
▪ Nora Lustig, Director of the Commitment to Equity Institute (CEQ), Tulane University, virtual
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▪ José Antonio Ocampo, Former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia and Principal Advisor to the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean
Question and answer session
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El Impuesto sobre la Renta de Personas Físicas en América Latina y el Caribe
Más allá del espacio fiscal: retos y necesidades de los ingresos públicos en un horizonte de largo plazo
Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Latin America
Coffee break
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Session 7 – Public Spending for Inclusion and Growth
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Moderator: Alberto Arenas, Director of the Social Development Division, ECLAC
Presentations:
▪ Andrea Podestá, Consultant, ECLAC
▪ Pablo Jorquera, Jefe de Estudios of Budget Office, DIPRES, Ministry of Finance, Chile
▪ Leonardo Garnier, Special Adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations
▪ Vilma da Conceição Pinto, Director, Independent Fiscal Institution, Federal Senate of Brazil, Brazil, virtual
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▪ Alejandra Macías Sánchez, Executive Director, Center for Economic and Budgetary Research, Mexico
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Gasto público vinculado a la igualdad de género, los pueblos indígenas, las personas afrodescendientes y las personas con discapacidad
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