Former Western Hemisphere director for the International Monetary Fund and ex-Mexico government official Alejandro Werner on Argentina’s programme, political backing from Washington and the country’s troubled relationship with the multilateral lender.
The city of Austin was selected as one of 24 cities to participate in the Cities Forward program earlier this month, a new initiative promoting collaboration between the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean to build local urban sustainability plans. The Cities Forward project pairs 12 Latin American and Caribbean cities that will work.
Hawaiʻi County has been chosen as one of 12 U.S. municipalities to join the Cities Forward program, empowering cities across the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean to find sustainable solutions to urban challenges.
The City of Austin and Mayor Kirk Watson announced the city was selected as one of 24 cities from across the United States to participate in the City Forward program, according to a news release from the City of Austin.