Coca Cola Latin America
The Georgetown Americas Institute was pleased to partner with Coca Cola to conduct the program: The Americas in Transition: Economic Policy, Governance, and Regional Challenges.
This course provided a comprehensive overview of the key political, economic, and social forces shaping Latin America and the Caribbean today. Through lectures and discussions with leading experts from academia, international financial institutions, and the private sector, participants examined critical issues such as electoral dynamics in the United States and their implications for the region, the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and evolving challenges in public security and crime. The program also explored migration trends within the region and toward the United States, macroeconomic policy and fiscal challenges, tax reform experiences, climate change and energy transition, and the role of multilateral development institutions.
Topics covered included:
- U.S. Elections and Their Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Public Policy and SME Development in Latin America
- Security and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean
- The Evolution of Intra-regional Migration and Migration to the United States
- Regional Economic Outlook and Fiscal Policy
- Case Studies: Tax Reforms in Latin America—Challenges and Opportunities
- Climate Change and Energy Transition
- The System of Multilateral Development Organizations