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Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Cicowiez, Martin;Giordano, Paolo

Este trabajo provee una evaluación ex ante de los efectos macroeconómicos, sectoriales y distributivos del Acuerdo de Asociación MERCOSUR-Unión Europea, tomando como punto de referencia el inicio de…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Aguirre, Horacio;Aguirre, Kamila;Ayres, João;Belfiori, Maria Elisa;De la Puente Alvarez, Maria Victoria;Rodríguez-Novoa, Daniela

This paper examines the implications of environmental physical and transition risks for central banks in Latin America and the Caribbean. It reviews the evidence showing that droughts, floods, and…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;World Bank;Bauhoff, Sebastian;Goyeneche, Laura;Savedoff, William D.

Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 provides a cross-country assessment of health and health system performance in 33 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, combining…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are connected by complementary economic strengths and growing opportunities for cooperation. Although trade,…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Marcos Morezuelas, Paloma;Troncoso, Karin;Sosa, Ayme;Sologuren Blanco, Jaime Ricardo;Samayoa, Omar;Sandoval Alonso, Maria Isabel

In Guatemala, it is common to find firewood burning in household kitchens, a reality that is widespread across Latin America and the Caribbean, where millions of people still rely on biomass for…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Marcos Morezuelas, Paloma;Troncoso, Karin;Sosa, Ayme;Sologuren Blanco, Jaime Ricardo;Samayoa, Omar;Sandoval Alonso, Maria Isabel

En Guatemala es común encontrar leña ardiendo en las cocinas domésticas, una realidad extendida en América Latina y el Caribe, donde millones de personas aún dependen de biomasa para cocinar. Esta…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Girardo, Belen;Puerto, Fernando

Cryptography underpins much of the infrastructure that every digital system in the world - including countries in Latin America and the Caribbean - depends on today: bank transfers, government…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Girardo, Belen;Puerto, Fernando

La criptografía sustenta gran parte de la infraestructura de la que dependen hoy en día todos los sistemas digitales del mundo, incluidos los de América Latina y el Caribe: transferencias bancarias,…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Bebczuk, Ricardo N.;Castro Diaz, Maria Jose;Feal-Zubimendi, Soledad;Galindo, Arturo

Chile cuenta con uno de los sistemas bancarios más profundos de América Latina, pero persisten restricciones relevantes de acceso al crédito para una parte del sector empresarial, especialmente entre…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Bebczuk, Ricardo N.;Estavillo Canale, Alejo Juan;Galindo, Arturo;Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol

Financial development is central to growth because it mobilizes savings, allocates capital, and supports investment and productivity. This paper asks why Uruguay combines an ample deposit base with…