
On Sunday, March 24, at 7 pm, BAIN Member Patricio Castro will present a talk to those interested. We will gather at a private home in Villa Crespo. The talk will be followed by the wine & tapas that you have brought!
Please RSVP to shulah2@gmail.com . You will receive the address upon RSVP.
Subject: Global geopolitics and economy: outlook for 2024 and what this leap year could bring us
Patricio M. Castro’s CV: Argentine engineer and economist, holds a degree in engineering from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) with post-graduate studies at Stanford University, California. Worked in the private sector in managerial positions at the Fate and Bunge & Born groups, and in the Argentine central administration, where he held the position of Under-Secretary of Public Function in 1987-1989; was a consultant to the World Bank and the Inter American Development Bank prior to joining the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) of the IMF in 1992 as Technical Assistance Advisor with expertise in customs, social security and tax administration. He retired from the IMF in 2014 as a Senior Economist at FAD and continues working with FAD as a consultant. During his career he has worked in tax and customs reform in many countries in Africa, South East Asia, and in most countries in Latin America. He has participated in numerous regional and international events and conferences on tax and customs issues, has published numerous papers on the subject and is coauthor of the IMF book “Changing Customs: Challenges and strategies for the reform of Customs Administration.”





