CAF names new Country Director in Argentina
García said Ramírez’s designation in the post confirms the institution’s commitment to Argentina and its interest in supporting projects that promote the South American country’s development. In the last five years (2007-2011), CAF approved US$4.215 billion in operations for Argentina.
Prior to joining CAF –development bank of Latin America–Ramírez, who is originally from Paraguay, held top positions in his homeland, including Foreign Minister; Economic Relations and Integration Vice Minister; Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Alternate Permanent Representative to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI, by its Spanish acronym).
Ramírez, an economist, has a master’s degree in International Economic Policy from the University of Buenos Aires, as well as a degree from the Paris University and MBA from UCLA.
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