In an interview with Forbes.com, the COA vice president lays out sticking points for the renegotiation process.
AS/COA in the News
Con énfasis en la producción del artista entre mediados de los años ochenta hasta su muerte en 1993, la exhibición es la primera muestra individual en Estados Unidos de una de las figuras más destacadas del arte contemporáneo brasilero.
"Argentina exhibirá uno de los cambios en la tasa de crecimiento más altos de la región", afirmó Alejandro Werner, director del FMI, durante la conferencia anual de AS/COA en Buenos Aires.
“[The administration is] trying to strike a balance between showing concern and taking steps that will hurt the leaders of the regime—and not hurt the Venezuelan people," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
Citando a la Argentina como el centro de emprendimiento e innovación en América Latina, Susan Segal, Presidenta y CEO de AS/COA, elogió los recientes esfuerzos para acelerar las reformas y aumentar la competitividad.
La consolidación del cambio en Argentina fue unos de los temas sobresalientes de la conferencia en donde expusieron varios miembros del gabinete de Mauricio Macri.
Durante el foro de AS/COA en Buenos Aires, los empresarios expresaron una visión optimista sobre el futuro de la economía argentina.
At COA's Buenos Aires conference, IMF's Alejandro Werner affirmed that Argentina would close 2017 posting one of the highest growth rates in the region.
En el foro de COA, el Ministro de Hacienda, Nicolás Dujovne, confirmó que el Gobierno enviará al Congreso una reforma tributaria que gradualmente "reducirá o eliminará impuestos".
Consolidating change in Argentina was one of the recurring themes of the conference, in which various members of President Mauricio Macri's cabinet participated.
The August 24 conference will analyze Argentina’s economic outlook and the country’s political prospects leading up to the October legislative elections.
“In its zeal to consolidate authoritarian rule, the Venezuela government is hardening its course and is now clearly unwilling to tolerate those who advocate a different direction,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
La conferencia del 24 de agosto analizará el panorama económico de la Argentina y las perspectivas políticas del país previo a las elecciones legislativas de octubre.
"Both Canada and Mexico were pretty accommodating, and the U.S. sent a shot across the bow about how significant and difficult these [NAFTA] negotiations will be," points out AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth said Trump's comments on Venezuela have become an unwanted distraction on WNYC's "The Takeaway".
Changes in Venezuela's oil industry could influence jobs at oil refineries in Louisiana and Texas, a "sensitive issue for those legislators" says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
Council of the Americas joins associations and companies representing millions of American workers in a letter to U.S. secretaries that backs ISDS as part of NAFTA renegotiations.
Es necesario que México y Canadá estén muy coordinados para renegociar, primordialmente con Estados Unidos, el TLCAN, comenta Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA.
As Maduro calls for a new dialogue after the Lima Declaration, AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth says there's little reason to think a new dialogue would be any different.
Americas Society and Council of the Americas express their sadness over the passing of their former president and CEO who brought a wealth of expertise that benefited U.S.-Latin American relations.