Latin American authorities and specialists will debate next Monday on the challenges in fiscal matters derived from the decentralization processes in the region and the role of public policies and cooperation for gender equality, among other topics.
Two events organized by CAF -Development Bank of Latin America- and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) will be held in Santiago, Chile, as part of the activities of the CLXXVII meeting of the CAF Board of Directors.
Within the framework of the commemoration of March 8, International Women’s Day, The Meeting will be held first “Public policies and cooperation for gender equality”.
The opening words they will be in charge of José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, executive secretary of ECLAC; Sergio Díaz-Granados, Executive President of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America-; and Luz Vidal Huiriqueo, Undersecretary for Women and Gender Equity of Chile.
Through this high-level dialogue, CAF and ECLAC They seek to create a space to share experiences, ideas and proposals to respond to pressing challenges related to the incorporation of the gender perspective in the design and implementation of public policies and regional cooperation.
On the same Monday afternoon, the “Cepal-CAF Conference: Rethinking decentralization. Challenges of the 2030 Agenda”, which aims to contribute to the debate on how to improve the capacities of subnational governments (tax collection, spending execution, etc.) and how to design a more efficient organization of relations between different levels of government, which allows promoting local development, innovation and the consequent generation of opportunities.
After the opening remarks by Salazar-Xirinachs and Díaz-Granados, both representatives will sign a Memorandum of Understanding between CAF and Cepal.
Then, the participation of Nicolás Grau, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile; José Antonio Ocampo, Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia; and Renata Vargas Amaral, Secretary of International Affairs and Development, Ministry of Planning and Budget of Brazil, among other representatives.
