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InterviewsMarch 1 2018

Chile’s minister of foreign affairs looks to set a Latam example

Heraldo Muñoz, Chile’s minister of foreign affairs, talks to Silvia Pavoni about the country’s influence on Latin American trade and what China’s One Belt, One Road initiative means for the region.
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Q: Latin American trade integration has been discussed relentlessly over the years with mixed results. What effective, politically acceptable measures could be introduced now?

A: I can speak for Chile. Our policy of opening up trade and diversifying our exports to the world has allowed us to grow economically, create jobs, boost trade and increase direct investment flows to and from our country.

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Silvia Pavoni is editor in chief of The Banker. Silvia also serves as an advisory board member for the Women of the Future Programme and for the European Risk Management Council, and is part of the London council of non-profit WILL, Women in Leadership in Latin America. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary fellowship by City University of London.
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