International Conferences
LATIN AMERICA STATE OF THE WORLD FORUM
GUANAJUATO, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 21 – 23, 1996
 The first regional State of the World Forum, convened by Vicente Fox, then Governor of Guanajuato Province, Mexico, examined the fundamental trends shaping the future of Latin America and its relationship to the global marketplace and emerging global culture. Over 700 people from 20 Latin and North American countries attended the conference.
As a result of the conference:
- A Grameen-type bank was created and funded by local businessmen in Guanajuato. The bank, Santa Fe de Guanajuato, has since made thousands of micro-enterprise/small business loans to individuals otherwise unable to obtain credit, while maintaining a very high loan repayment rate.
- A Human Development Center was created in Guanajuato in partnership with the Pakistan Human Development Center and the Grameen Bank. The Guanajuato Center makes ongoing assessments of the progress of human development on all levels in Mexico in order to eliminate poverty and to build a more equitable and sustainable society.
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