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CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe- joined key private-sector conversations across APEC economies, which together account for 36.6% of the world’s population and 59.4% of global GDP as of 2025. 🇲🇽 At the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) II meeting in Mexico City, CAF contributed to key conversations on the economic outlook across APEC economies and on business linkages between Mexico and the broader Asia-Pacific region. At the Opening Plenary, Hiroshi Wago Rojas, Director of Global Partnerships, presented CAF and its growing engagement in APEC, followed by Richard Condor, PhD, Country Economist for Mexico, who delivered a briefing on the current economic outlook, highlighting major regional trends and the outlook for economies such as Mexico, Chile, and Peru. CAF also participated through the moderation of the session on “Success Stories: Mexican companies doing business in the Asia-Pacific and Asia-Pacific companies doing business in Mexico,” led by Hiroshi Wago Rojas, which focused on business opportunities and stronger economic ties across APEC economies. Through these contributions, CAF reaffirmed its commitment to supporting dialogue, practical exchange, and stronger connections between Latin America and the Caribbean and the broader APEC region, while also accompanying Mexico in the lead-up to its APEC 2028 host year.