Showing and paying tribute to the past 50 year, celebrating 50 years of promoting Sustainable Development models to credit operations, resources, and support and the technical and financial structuring of projects in the public and private sectors of latin america. Welcome. [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ applause ] all right. I hope you guys all enjoyed and video, and welcome once again. To help start off for two days of what promises to be engaging and lively discussions, i would like to introduce the president of cast and also mr. Michael shifter who is the president of the interamerican dialogue. They will each offer welcoming remarks to open the conferences. [ speaking Foreign Language ] [ speaking Foreign Language ] good afternoon everybody. [ speaking Foreign Language ] im thrilled to welcome all of you to the 23rd annual conference widely known as the cast conference, organized by cast, the Development Bank of latinamerican, the interamerican dialo
A big market move yesterday that started with concerns surrounding hong kong and that means yen found a good bed yesterday. Argentinaocus was in after the selloff after the surprise primary where we thought it unlikely the candidate could make it. The second time of voting since october. U. S. 10 year yield that 1. 63 . Coming up, we talk with the chief executive of Steinhoff International holdings. Do not miss that interview after 4 p. M. London time. Lets get to the first word news in new york city. Viviana Senate Leaders in italy failing to agree on the date for a confidence vote in the populace coalition, leaving the deputy premier happy to wait before consolidating power in rome. Discussions in the Upper Chamber continue tonight. If there is a new election, the commanding lead means he will likely be the next Prime Minister. Global anxiety showing up in the treasury market. Yield on 30 year Treasury Bonds approaching alltime low as the 10 year yield also fell. That one point it wa
Globe. He served on the spotlight team. In his capacity as a journalist he has covered congress, the Supreme Court and every president ial campaign from 1980 through 2012. In addition he served as a senior politicals correspondent for the center for public integrity, a Nonprofit Center for Investigative Journalism in dc. In 1996 he received the prize and award from the White House Correspondent association for coverage of the presidency, the first time anyone had captured the first in a single year. Hes a frequent guest including at harvard, the us military academy, university of chicago and other institutions abroad. Hes the author of three books. Tonight his talk focuses on his third book about Richard Nixon, a biography of the 37th president of the United States. This book has won the award for best biography of the year, the New York Historical society and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. After the program please join us in the atrium where his book is for sale for signing. P
Your equity market slightly negative on the s p 500 for the second or third time this week, waking up and looking at china. To the data and commentary around that economy right now. New loans extended on chinese banks ranging to the lowest since 2009, there are concerns about what is developing in the worlds secondlargest economy. Tom you look at the income statement dynamics and the Balance Sheet statement dynamics. I agree. I believe i mentioned this the day before. The flows on the Balance Sheet in and out are what matter. This is fbi from us to them off a cliff from them to us. Maybe not a cliff, but it is down. Jonathan the data dropped in the last hour. The response clear from many on the south side. Stop gin weighing in. We will see. We have not seen it. Lisa what kind of stimulus when they are concerned about debt load in local governments . If they want to move away from leverage and create a more sustainable economy, how do they stimulate the economy where you look at these l
Morning. A conversation who is the minister of the International Department of the Central Committee communist party in china. More members participating virtually. We will have an opportunity to ask questions both in the room and from people on video as well. Its going to give short remarks. We will have a conversation ourselves and open up to questions it is a great pleasure to welcome the minister to the podium please. [applause] [applause] thank you. Give your remarks from here. The dear colleagues and members, it didnt morning i wish to begin by thanking the council for the kind invitation. And michael for his kind words. Is renowned for its global reach and unique role in shaping American Foreign policy. The Foreign Affairs magazine has seen my mustread since i joined the Foreign Service at a very young age. Also contributed tremendously to the development of u. S. China relations over the years. And also i like to take this opportunity to express chinas deep appreciation of the