DECISION 2018: ANTICIPATING SCENARIOS IN AN ERRATIC POLITICAL CLIMATE

26 July 2018

 

Brazil heads to the ballot box in October against a backdrop of high political and economic uncertainty. At the briefing, Verisk Maplecroft will present its baseline forecast, predictive scenarios and implications for the presidential race, congressional dynamics, and key risk issues such as political tensions, social unrest, and economic uncertainty. Underpinned by the company’s mixed-methods approach, the presentation will include data-driven models and expert qualitative analysis to help investors identify key signposts and keep ahead of the curve.

 

Programme

8:30

Registration & Breakfast

9:00

Talk by Jimena Blanco

9:45

Q&A

10:00

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Speaker's Bio:

Jimena leads Verisk Maplecroft’s Americas research team, with regional and thematic experts based in the UK and Mexico. She is the Americas expert on Brazil and the Southern Cone, and frequently provides advice to multinational companies and multilateral institutions on political risk in Latin America. She participates in diplomatic, academic and business forums, addressing issues of regional and country-specific concern. Jimena also makes regular contributions to the British and foreign media.

Prior to working for Verisk Maplecroft, Jimena edited several publications at Latin News and wrote extensively on Latin America, covering political, economic and security issues. She was also a contributor to the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ special dossier, The Farc Files: Ecuador, Venezuela and the Secret Archive of ‘Raúl Reyes’.  

Jimena studied History and Political Science at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and obtained a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London. Jimena is a native Spanish speaker and is also fluent in Portuguese.

 

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