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Video: Crisis and Debt in Latin America, Then and Now—A Conversation with Arminio Fraga, Bill Rhodes, and Susan Segal

The Brazilian economist and AS/COA's chairman emeritus talked about historical lessons learned to inform the current recovery.

Speakers

  • Arminio Fraga, Founding Partner, Gávea Investimentos
  • William R. Rhodes, Chairman Emeritus, AS/COA; President, William R. Rhodes Global Advisors LLC
  • Susan Segal, President and CEO, Americas Society/Council of the Americas

On July 22, Council of the Americas hosted a discussion with Arminio Fraga, Brazilian economist and president of the Central Bank of Brazil from 1999-2003; William R. Rhodes, president of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors LLC; and Susan Segal, president and CEO of AS/COA. Panelists offered a historic perspective and lessons learned from past economic crises and debt restructurings in the region.

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