Tuesday, January 13, 2026
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
The Georgetown Americas Institute invites you to a discussion on the Latin America and the Caribbean economic outlook for 2026 at a moment of heightened global uncertainty and structural change for the region. As countries across Latin America and the Caribbean navigate slower global growth, shifting financial conditions, geopolitical fragmentation, and evolving trade and investment patterns, policymakers and markets alike are reassessing the region’s prospects for growth, stability, and reform. Domestic political cycles, fiscal pressures, and social demands are colliding with external shocks—from shifting U.S. monetary policy to changing dynamics with China and Europe—and reshaping the economic landscape heading into 2026.
In this context:
How resilient are Latin American and Caribbean economies to a prolonged period of global uncertainty?
What are the main risks and opportunities for growth, inflation, and fiscal sustainability across the region in 2026?
How might political transitions and reform agendas influence investor confidence and capital flows?
What role will external actors and global financial conditions play in shaping the region’s economic trajectory?
To engage these pressing issues, the Georgetown Americas Institute is honored to host Alberto Ramos, chief economist for Latin America at Goldman Sachs, in conversation with Alejandro Werner, founding director of GAI. Together, they will offer a forward-looking assessment of the economic outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026, examining key risks, policy trade-offs, and scenarios for the year ahead.
Featuring
Alberto Ramos has been the head of the Latin America Economic Research team in the Global Investment Research Division at Goldman Sachs since 2010. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2003 as a vice president and was named managing director in 2009. Ramos was a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund for six years and worked with Argentina, Brazil, and Turkey, researching debt sustainability and restructurings. His work has been published in the Journal of Applied Economics, IMF Working Papers, and a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago series. Ramos earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He has taught at the University of Chicago and the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon.
Alejandro Werner is the founding director of the Georgetown Americas Institute and a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute. He recently completed almost nine years as director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund. Prior to that appointment, he was undersecretary of finance and public credit in Mexico’s Finance Ministry and held several positions in that ministry and the Central Bank. He also taught at leading universities in Mexico, Spain, and the United States. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. in economics from ITAM.