Address delivered by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Mr. Norberto González, when opening the Meeting on Growth, Adjustment and the Debt in Latin America

Our purpose in organizing this meeting is to hold an informal exchange of views on the recent evolution and future prospects of the Latin American economy, taking into account the effect of the external debt. It is not our aim that this meeting should give rise to commitments or consensuses, but simply that this exchange of views should help us to understand better the challenges faced and the possible options available for responding to them.