NAI to host seminar on Latin American markets.NAI See Network Associates. , a commercial real estate services provider, will host an exclusive event in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on October 1, 2004, designed to acquaint attendees with the emerging trends in the Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. marketplace and their impact on real estate operations. The event will include a Latin-themed networking lunch, followed by a program featuring two keynote speakers and market profiles from experts working in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Lawrence J. Gumbiner, deputy director of regional economic policy for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs In the United States Government, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is a part of the U.S. Department of State, charged with implementing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere, as well as advising the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. , U.S. Department of State, will offer a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. based on his experience as a diplomat in Latin America and an expert on economic policy. Mr. Gumbiner has held senior U.S. Embassy posts in Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. and Israel. He has also served as the U.S. Department of State regional economic officer with the Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs and with the California Attorney General's Office. Keynote Speaker, Dr. Claudio M. Loser, is a visiting senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue, working on financial, macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors. and trade issues, focusing particularly on the management of financial crises in Latin America. A native of Argentina, Dr. Loser led the International Monetary Fund's activities in Latin America since 1994, where he was most recently the head of the Western Hemisphere department. The Inter-American Dialogue, which engages 100 outstanding public and private leaders from the United States and 21 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, is the most important center for policy analysis, exchange and communication on issues in Latin America. Topics to be discussed at the event include: Latin American investments, manufacturing operations in Mercosur, stability of governments and currencies in Latin America, growing industries of Latin America, company relocation and expansion into and from Mercosur and NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's . "We are pleased to have such prominent and informed keynote speakers, Lawrence Gumbiner and Dr. Claudio Loser, at this unique event for our clients to gain a better grasp of the impact of current and emerging Latin American trends. The carefully orchestrated presentations made by all our speakers will surely heighten awareness of the market trends and opportunities to arise over the next year in Latin America," said NAI president and COO Jeff Finn. "NAI stands ready to assist corporations around the globe in attaining the information and expertise they need to make solid decisions as they assess their market strategies." |
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