This seventeenth edition of the LEO, Financing Sustainable Development, presents a series of public policy options to mobilize the necessary resources, based on coordinated actions between the public sector, the private sector, and their international partners. It argues that public resources must be better collected and invested more efficiently. Even with these improvements, private resources will also be crucial, as public revenues will not be sufficient to finance the deep transformations needed in the region. The depth, accessibility, inclusiveness, and efficiency of financial systems must continue to improve, especially for the benefit of citizens and smaller businesses. Companies need stronger capital markets to finance their long-term investment projects.
The report’s recommendations include the use of innovative financial instruments; the renewal of the role of development finance institutions; the revitalization of international partnerships to mobilize external resources; and the adoption of a shared regional agenda to address the challenging context of international financing.
AGENDA
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM : Coffee
3:45 PM – 4:05 PM : Opening session
Philippe Orliange, Executive Director of the Geographies Department, AFD
Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Director, OECD Development Centre
Cynthia Filártiga, Ambassador of Paraguay to France
4:05 PM – 4:25 PM : Report presentation by co-authoring institutions
Ignacio Corlazzoli, Manager for Resource Mobilization and Global Partnerships, CAF
Marco Llinás, Director Division of Production, Productivity and Business Development, ECLAC
Sebastián Nieto Parra, Head of the Latin America and the Caribbean Unit, OECD Development Centre
Laurent Sillano, Advisor to the INTPA Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, European Commission
4:25 PM – 5:15 PM : Roundtables and report discussion
Juan Sainz, Counselor and Delegate of the Development Centre, Delegation of Spain to the OECD
Isabelle Bébéar, Head of International & European Affairs, Bpifrance
Pierre Cailleteau, Managing Director, Lazard
Nicolas Picchiottino, Head of Public Development Banks Mobilization, AFD
Paola Subacchi, Chair of the Research Unit on Sovereign Debt and Finance, Sciences Po
Martin Kessler, Executive Director, FinDevLab
Moderator: Federico Bonaglia, Deputy Director, OECD Development Centre
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM : Conclusion
Marie-Pierre Bourzai, Director of Latin America, AFD
Éléonore Caroit, Member of Parliament for French citizens living in Latin America and the Caribbean
The meeting will be conducted in French, English, and Spanish, with no interpretation available.
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