On 3, May, Alejandro Izquierdo and Ernesto Talvi presented the report by the Inter-American Development Bank "The Aftermath of the Crisis Policy Lessons and Challenges Ahead for Latin America and the Caribbean".

In the aftermath of the direst global crisis in recent times, Latin America and the Caribbean has shown remarkable resilience. The aim of this report is threefold: first, to understand the sources of this resilience, identifying the role played by unprecedented international financial support on the one hand, and the strength of domestic macroeconomic fundamentals on the other; second, to highlight the policy lessons that emerge from this analysis both for the region and the international financial community; and finally, to identify critical macroeconomic policy challenges for the region.