Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic Central banker Héctor Valdez Albizu participated in several gatherings held in Buenos Aires, to discuss experiences and the lessons learned by Latin American economies during the 2008-2009 global crisis.

One of the meetings, held in Argentina’s capital on May 13 and 14, was organized by the Latin American Monetary Training Center (CEMLA) and the Central bank of Argentina.

Valdez, who chaired the 47th Meeting of Central Bank Governors of the American Continent in 2009, also took part in the 89th Meeting of Central Bank Governors of Latin America and Spain, where the speakers addressed other important topics such as the central banks’ role in the macro-prudential supervision and the perspective of economies and international financiers.

Also taking part in the conclaves were United States Federal Reserve official Elizabeth Duke; Chile Central banker Jose de Gregorio; Colombia Republic Bank general manager Jose Darío Uribe; Spain Bank  lieutenant governor Javier Aríztegui, among other central banker and economists of the region.

Valdez said Dominican Republic’s economy grew 7.5% so far this year, boosted by investments in diverse areas of development.