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Past Event
January
15
2025
Economic Development
Unlocking infrastructure investment in distressed rural places
During the past decade, an abundance of wealth in minerals and hydrocarbons in Latin America and the Caribbean has translated into substantial revenues and macroeconomic growth. However, operations in the extractive sector have also led to significant challenges, such as corruption, negative social outcomes and environmental impacts.
On November 4, the Latin America Initiative and Energy Security Initiative at Brookings, with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), hosted a discussion on governance and institutional capacity in the extractive sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, drawing on findings from the publication Transparent Governance in an Age of Abundance: Experiences from the Extractive Industries in Latin America and the Caribbean, published by the IDB. Edited by Malaika Masson and Juan Cruz Vieyra, the book presents transparency as a central element to bolster governance quality and state legitimacy in the context of an increasingly demanding citizenry.
Transparent Governance in Latin America’s Extractive Industries
Agenda
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November 4
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Introductory Remarks
Julie T. Katzman Executive Vice-President - Inter-American Development Bank -
Panelists
Harold Trinkunas Former Brookings Expert, Interim Co-Director and Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Antiguo experto de Brookings @htrinkunas
Juan Cruz Vieyra Operations Specialist, Institutions for Development - Inter-American Development Bank
Victor Hart Chair of the Steering Committee - Trinidad & Tobago, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Malaika Masson Energy & Extractive Industry Specialist, Energy Division - Inter-American Development Bank
Natascha Nunes da Cunha External Affairs General Manager - Vale
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