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View from IADB 2013
Date: March 14-17
Location: Panama City, Panama
The 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the 28th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Investment Corporation will be held in Panama City, Panama, from 14 to 17 March 2013. Silvia Pavoni, economics editor, covers the key themes and discussions from the event.
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