Ms. Francine Baron, former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Dominica and past CEO of the Climate Resilience Execution Agency of Dominica (CREAD), will be a guest speaker at the inaugural International Economic Forum hosted by CAF – the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean set to take place in Panama City on January 29 and 30, 2025.
The 2025 International Economic Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean: Strategies for Reestablishing Growth will showcase participants from 15 nations, including senior officials from Latin American and Caribbean governments, representatives from multilateral organizations, and leaders from the business sector.
This forum aims to confront and explore the economic obstacles currently hindering progress in the region.
According to a statement on the CAF website, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have long grappled with systemic issues that stifle both economic and social development. Despite being rich in natural resources, possessing a vibrant and youthful demographic, and having considerable energy potential, the region continues to experience sluggish growth rates and persistent inequality. The upcoming event is set to serve as a platform for discussing pathways to achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the years ahead.
The economic dialogue will center around innovative strategies that focus on enhancing institutional frameworks, fostering innovation and digitalization, facilitating the shift towards renewable energy sources, investing in vital infrastructure, and creating opportunities accessible to all segments of society. Addressing these key areas is essential to overcoming the existing hurdles and fostering a more dynamic and resilient economic landscape, says the organization.
Among the notable speakers at the event, the Honorable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, is scheduled to deliver a keynote address focused on combating the growth challenges that small island developing states (SIDS) face. In addition to Ms. Baron, other prominent Caribbean figures such as Mr. Shaun Rampersad, CEO of Ramps Logistics, will also contribute their insights during the forums. Several Ministers of Finance and public finance officials from the Caribbean are slated to attend.
“Latin America and the Caribbean has the potential to become a region of global solutions to the great challenges of development, but at the same time it must achieve sustained and inclusive growth and address its structural problems, such as inequalities, low productivity or poverty reduction. This Forum will be a key step towards these goals, as it will outline concrete action plans to improve the quality of life and create a fairer, more resilient and sustainable economy,” said Sergio Díaz-Granados, CAF’s Executive President.
The event will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@CAFenVideo
They should give it to the good doctor who the IMF did not find competent enough to renew his contract.The one who abandoned his wife and children in the USA.The economist who cannot get a job.
she should be working in Melissa Skerrit’s office instead
Any, this time I will b\give you credit for sporting your natural hair, you look so much better, by not masquerading in some stinking wig!
Whereas I complement you for being natural for now, I still recognize you as a crook: After all these years you have yet to account for the U.S ten ($10,000.00) thousand dollars given to you to give to the people who survive a devastating hurricane in the country.
Where is that ten thousand dollars Francine?
Anyway you look better with your natural hair than the stinking wig, the rest of Roosevelt girls, calling themselves doctor this and that walking around on their head believing the synthetic rope is growing out of their scalp!
The Dominican people should be reminded of all the mind-boggling scandals of this criminal enterprise : garbage bins, fertiliser, Chavez $10M, CBI missing $Billions, etc.
The local media is a colossal failure. They just publicise the scripts verbatim sent to then from this unscrupulous regime. No critical analysis of the contents. Democracy is being eroded.
Indeed, she looks so much better sporting her natural hair that she could be a contender as a model for the paintings and sculptures in my series ”Daughters of the Caribbean Sun”.
Oh, she is an Economist now! Keep putting square pegs in round holes, Dominica! With all the professional economists that could represent this island, this is the best we can do? A recycled political football with no shame. Take your thing eh girl, you get to keep a job in Labour by the hook or crook! Suck on! Milk it!
Recycling failed politicians and political appointees is Roosevelt modus operandi. Almost all the ministers he dismissed from the slate in the last elections, they are now ambassadors, advisors or in some high paying job to get their unswerving loyalty to the DLP and its ‘ leader’.
Dominicans are overtaxed to pay the enormous monthly salaries, allowances and perks of these ornaments in government.