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Petro to Participate in Panama Economic Forum

Colombian President Gustavo Petro will attend the Latin America and the Caribbean International Economic Forum in Panama. Regional leaders will gather to discuss the global agenda.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro will participate in the International Economic Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean, taking place this week in Panama. The forum aims to address how to position the region on the global stage. This was announced on Monday by CAF - Latin American Development Bank, which is organizing the event alongside the Panamanian government. The forum's inauguration, set for next Wednesday, will also feature Chile's elected president, José Antonio Kast. The Brazilian leader will be the main speaker at the forum, which runs until Thursday and will bring together over 2,500 global political, economic, and academic leaders, including the 2024 and 2025 Nobel Prize winners in Economics, James Robinson and Philippe Aghion. Petro thus joins other dignitaries who have already confirmed their participation in the forum, to be held in the Panamanian capital from Wednesday to Thursday.

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