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BancoSur: The Bank of the South

Listen Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Economy, Politics

It's an idea developed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez several years ago, and envisioned as a Latin American alternative to the International Monetary Fund. Now, at least seven countries have committed themselves to the goal of lending out around $20 billion to regional development projects, we find out what BancoSur might or might not accomplish, and why this organization is making headlines throughout the world, but not in the US.

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Guests

Peter Hakim

President, Inter-American Dialogue

Mauricio Cardenas

Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution,Director of the Latin American Initiative

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