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2006 News Releases
For immediate release:
May 15, 2006
Media contact:
James Hoard
Phone: (214) 922-5307
e-mail: james.hoard@dal.frb.org
Economic Outlook for
El Paso Border Region Focus of Conference
The future of the border economy
in the El Paso region is the focus of an upcoming conference
hosted by the El Paso Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas and the University of Texas at El Paso College
of Business Administration.
“Border Economic Forum 2006”
will be at the University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W.
University Ave. Participants can register to attend
at www.dallasfed.org.
Economists and scholars will
discuss the regional economic outlook for El Paso, Ciudad
Juárez and southern New Mexico, as well as the
U.S. and Mexican economies.
In addition, a panel of prominent
local business leaders will present their views of the
regional economy.
Speakers will include Abraham
Vela Dib and Agustín del Río Toffe of
Banco de México; Miguel Fernández, founder,
TransTelco; Col. Scott Marquardt of Fort Bliss, Texas;
and Alan Viard of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Additional information about the
conference and a list of confirmed speakers can be found
on the Dallas Fed web site: www.dallasfed.org.
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