Please join Pacific Leadership Fellow Dr. Mario Arana for a discussion of Latin America in Transition and the Dilemmas of Central America: The Promise of Free Trade. Arana was president of the Central Bank of Nicaragua until January 2007. He was the minister of finance from 2005 until 2006, and from 2002 until 2004, he was the minister of economic development, industry, and trade, where he successfully led the negotiations of the free trade agreement between the United States and Central America. Nicaragua is the country with the highest growth in its trade with the United States in Central America after CAFTA was implemented. Arana was a leading figure of the process of regional integration in Central America and he coordinated the Presidential Commission on Competitiveness. He has been a governor for Nicaragua at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Inter- American Development Bank. As a minister of the technical secretary of the presidency, he coordinated the formulation and implementation of the Nicaraguan Poverty Reduction Strategy and Public Investment Planning. Prior to joining public service, Arana was a consultant and advisor for multilateral organizations, and transnational companies, as well as an academic. He has served on the boards of both public and private corporations and organizations. He has published research on macroeconomic and adjustment policies, external debt, poverty, and public expenditures on social programs. He earned a PhD in economics from the University of Texas at Austin.
Location: Room 3201, Robinson Building Complex
Price: Free
Information: (858) 822-3103
Location: Room 3201, Robinson Building Complex
Price: Free
Information: (858) 822-3103
