Davos Annual Meeting 2009 - Latin America's Economic Imperative

http://www.weforum.org 30.01.2009
Latin America's Economic Imperative
Driven by macroeconomic stability and strong commodity prices, Latin America experienced GDP growth of over 5% per annum during the past years and has reduced poverty rates by almost 10% on average.

How can the region ensure that the economic and social progress achieved so far during this decade is not undermined by a deep global economic recession?

Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
José Miguel Insulza, Secretary-General, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington DC
Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of Colombia

Chaired by
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, Director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Yale University, USA; Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Chair, Global Agenda Council on the Global Trade Regime

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[jortchav]

I believe it is very important to say that these people are very important people that studied or teached in US/UK universities. Zedillo (Yale), Calderon (Harvard), Uribe (Harvard & Oxford) and Insulza (Michigan). I think they speak very good english wich a proper accent, just because they mother thongue is SPANISH not English. I remeber the Queen Elizabeth speaking french with a terrible accent or George W. Bush with horrible accent, but it is Ok because ther speak english as first language.

[rickgarza95]

atleast he somehow know how to speak english, only 7 usa presidents in history have spoken a language other than english

[Joelll15]

@Benkalashnikov Tienes razon aunque (debi escribirlo con letras mayusculas), el mismo Tata no se imaginaría en lo que petroleos mexicanos se degradó. Hoy, es una de las peores compañias en su ramo a nivel mundial con un retraso tecnologico y de perforacion como un avance nulo en la exploracion, su pesima administracion y sus ataduras financieras aunadas a grilletes sindicales y arrogancias burocrates nos situan ya en el umbral de la ruina que se traducen en los altos costos para los consumidores

[rudy2316]

que pena da su ingles

[KCHIPORRA]

@ojanhye25 the simple fact that Mr Zedillo don't have a good pronunciation doesn't mean that he hasn't the capability to be a good teacher

[redhotchililalo]

maybe Big Mac crisis.........looooooooolllll­l

[dany3241291]

FAIL

[evfaelgo]

16.45 I love his way to say "me xi co" lol

[manframan]

I say that they don't speak the english very well beacuse lack them fluidity and quickly i don't like

[Carlsagan93]

Estoy de acuerdo contigo, solo déjame recalcar, lo más importante es la pronunciación, y no la rapidez.