Activity Highlights in Trade and Integration

Pacific Alliance prepares Business Summit

In the context of the VII Presidential Summit of the Pacific Alliance in Cali, Colombia, the first Business Summit will be held, bringing together over 300 business leaders from the region and heads of state of the four countries that make up the Alliance (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru), as well as political leaders from the observer countries. The IDB is providing technical support for the Business Summit, which is being organized by the Colombian trade promotion agency, Proexport.

May 10, 2013.

Delivering a Promising Future: IDB’s President analyzed the opportunities that lie ahead at the WEFLA

The World Economic Forum on Latin America (WEFLA) 2013 was held from April 23 to 25 in Lima, Peru. Under the theme “Delivering Growth, Strengthening Societies”, the forum gathered regional and global leaders from both the public and private sector.

May 10, 2013.

IDB and WTO hold workshop on public policies for intellectual property

The workshop examined issues related to intellectual property and gave attendees the opportunity to deepen their understanding of issues that are still the subject of negotiations or multilateral discussions in the area of TRIPS and the challenges encountered in these processes.

May 10, 2013.