i want to bring in shannon know neil -- shannon o'neill. thank you for joining us. am curious about that characterization of argentina's economy. 2018, what doinr you think of the state of the economy now? shannon: he devalued the exchange rate. he opened up capital markets. he finally solve the debtors crisis that had been going on for at least a decade with many new york institutions. he got rid of export taxes. he got back so much of the intervention that was in the previous government. he really has changed the economy, made or market friendly. it has not reacted as quickly as he had hoped. last three months or so, it is coming out of recession and starting to grow again. process basedslow on these reforms. scarlet: that is the backdrop as he meets with president trump. reseau matt graves beat mexico and brazil by paying a visit to donald trump -- mauricio macri beat mexico and brazil by paying a visit to donald trump. why is this significant? shannon: the mexican president was supposed to come and famously had to cancel when nafta dispute riled its head. what is

i am shannon o'neill, a senior fellow here at the council for foreign relations. recent yearsin recognition of corruption and wide-ranging consequences. both for the nations in which it occurs and u.s. foreign policy. intensified economic and social inequalities, it drains development dollars and if prevents -- presents obstacles thedemocracy by undermining legitimacy of institutions and countries. endemic corruption erodes trust in the government and it drives me citizens toward radical movements. insurgencies that threaten those countries as well as in u.s. interest. it is crucial the united states address these threats and develop effective strategies to combat this abroad. it will mean working alone as well as in concert with international partners to address bribery, graft and other forms of corruption. we will delve into these today. we have an impressive group of speakers. those that have been on the front lines of designing or advocating for these types of policies. they include former student government- officials and leaders of nongovernment organization

i am shannon o'neil. i'm a senior fellow for latin american studies at the council of foreign relations as well as the director of the civil society markets and democracy program that is hosting the event. we have seen in recent years and increasing recognition of corruption, serious and wide ranging consequences in the nation it occurs in u.s. foreign policy. it deters commerce and intensifies social inequalities. it drains dollars and provides obstacles for democracy and rule of law by undermining the functioning and legitimacy of institutions. : this means that requires evaluating past approaches for what has and hasn't worked. it will be working alone as well as in concert with national partners to address and other forms of corruption. it is the issues that will delve into today. we have, very forcefully, and impressive speakers both have been on the front lines of designing and implementing or advocating for those policies. they include former and sitting government officials, legal experts, leaders

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