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PAC celebrates 10 years stimulating local economic development and competitiveness in Latin America
The event was opened by CAF President & CEO Enrique García, accompanied by Juan Schiaretti, governor of Cordoba province. García said, "As part of its commitment to the development of its 17 shareholder countries, CAF considers that competitiveness is a fundamental factor for achieving equity, stability and growth in the region." This is why - since 1999 - the Corporation has been promoting the Competitiveness Support Program (PAC) in whose framework this meeting is being held, he added.
The event was a platform for sharing experiences on competitiveness in Latin America with presentations by distinguished international experts. The over 200 participants included Latin American business leaders, representatives of the national and provincial public sectors of various Latin American countries, experts, academics, trade representatives, chambers of commerce, investment promotion agencies, development agencies, and other actors involved in local development.
The objective was to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Competitiveness Support Program (PAC) which has been creating initiatives to improve productivity and regional competitiveness since 1999 by directly and indirectly fostering improvements in the business environment and sustainable capacity aimed at generating value by means of three (3) areas of action:
- Development of clusters and productive and commercial capacity
- Promotion of entrepreneurial capacity
- Improvement of business climate
The agenda of the meeting is given below:
Opening
Support for Competitiveness in Latin America
Local Economic Development and Competitiveness: Global Cities and Regions
The Cordoba Experience
Innovation and entrepreneurship in Cities
Attracting investments and local productive vocation
The future of competitiveness: What to do to find new sectors?
Closing session
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