Citi hires Chief Economist for Latin America.

By Citi October 22, 2010 11:02 AM

Citi yesterday announced the hiring of a Chief Economist for Latin America, Joaquin Cottani. Cottani played a key role in economic policy making for the Republic of Argentina as Undersecretary of Macroeconomic Policy, Undersecretary of Finance and as the country's financial representative to Washington. He also previously served as the Lead Economist for Mexico and Colombia at the World Bank, where he was responsible for identifying lending opportunities and for developing lending and research strategies. Cottani has a PhD from Yale University, and has taught in both Argentina and the United States. He begins research coverage for the Latin American region November 1, 2010.

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