RFM Meetings
The Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean have agreed to hold an annual dialogue to discuss selected strategic development issues that are common to the region and have the potential to promote economic integration and cooperation. The meetings of regional finance ministers are also known by the acronym RFM.
2017 Meeting
The Ninth Meeting of Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean was chaired by Mr. Luis Andrés Caputo, Minister of Finance of Argentina, and took place on October 11, 2017 in Washington DC.
RFM Technical Secretariat
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the Integration and Trade Sector (INT), acts as the Technical Secretariat of the RFM process, and provides technical and logistical support, in coordination with the country holding the chair and organizing the annual meeting.
RFM Meeting in 2017
Past events
The Finance Ministers Meeting has taken place altogether nine times. Previous editions have been chaired by Mexico (2008), Chile (2009), Peru (2010), Canada (2011), Colombia (2013 and 2014; held in Washington DC), Peru (2015), Paraguay (2016; held in Washington DC), and Argentina (2017; held in Washington DC).
The Annual Meetings of Finance Ministers
At the annual RFM Meetings the Ministers discuss selected development issues of major importance that are common to the region and hold the potential to promote economic integration and cooperation.
