Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Leaders gather to talk economics

Dozens of Latin American leaders will combine forces at the World Economic Forum on Latin America to discuss what will happen to the region in the worldwide economic slowdown.

The Cancun meeting has a "reform agenda" discussing free market policies with an emphasis on "supporting the productive sector rather than focusing on ideologies," said Emilio Lozoya Austin, a Forum Leadership Fellow.

Latin America's economy has grown during the last few years, but some worry that this growth will ebb as the U.S. economy slows.

Read the Forbes article here.

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