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Central banksApril 21 2023

Latam central bank governors on the recent banking crisis

The central bank governors of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Guatemala dismiss concerns about increased financial volatility at the IDB. Barbara Pianese reports. 
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Latam central bank governors on the recent banking crisis The IDB annual meeting for 2023 was held in Panama City. Image: Getty Images

The international banking sector has recently undergone a lot of turbulence with the collapse of Credit Suisse in Europe and three small to midsize banks in the US, all in March. These events triggered a sharp decline in global bank stock prices. 

However, South American central bank governors do not see that financial volatility spreading to their region. Instead, climate change arose as a larger concern. These topics were discussed in an open session hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) earlier this month. 

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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