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Future of work: flexibility, is it here to stay?

How are flexible work and flexible work arrangements progressing in Latin America and the Caribbean, and what are their future perspectives? Find out in the latest edition of our series on the future of work (Available in Spanish only)

Government Digital Transformation Guide

Discover a unique government transformation guide that consolidates all knowledge on digital transformation and offers a step-by-step guide to managing the digitalization of public administration in a transversal, comprehensive and interoperable way focused on the citizen’s experience.

Achieving Net-Zero Prosperity: How Governments Can Unlock 15 Essential Transformations

Getting to net-zero emissions is necessary to limit global warming the Paris Agreement.
In this paper we identify 15 transformations that, taken together, would allow countries to eliminate the majority of GHG emissions. We show the associated benefits, the barriers that hinder or prevent their implementation, and a set of policies that governments can use to remove these barriers.

Fintech in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Consolidated Ecosystem for Recovery

Discover how the fintech ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced rapid growth and has established itself as a key player in responding to the demands and needs of financial consumers and what is the status of its regulation in the region. (Available in Portuguese and Spanish)

Overview of fiscal relations between levels of government in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Learn about a new flagship study from the IDB that analyses the decentralization process and the finances of subnational governments in Latin America and the Caribbean. (Available only in Spanish)

Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Find out how the lack of trust impacts economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean and what we must do to restore it while creating more prosperous, innovative, and resilient societies.

Healing a Broken World: The Power of Art for Social Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era

Learn how art and culture are coming up with solutions for development challenges to spur recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Publications

Barbados: Meeting the Challenge of Competitiveness in the 21st Century

Jul 2006

Author(s): Rojas-Suárez, Liliana;Poon, Auliana;Thomas, Desmond;Vignoles, Christopher;Thomas, Clive Y.;Downes, Andrew S.;Jessen, Anneke

The material within these pages shows that Barbados, a Caribbean country with just over a quarter of a million people, embodies many of the classic vulnerabilities of an island with a small open…

Integración y comercio en América: 3a Cumbre América Latina y el Caribe-Unión Europea: Edición especial sobre las relaciones económicas ALC-UE

May 2004

Author(s): Crawley, Andrew;Vignoles, Christopher;Jessen, Anneke;Vodusek, Ziga;Ferrero, Lucas;Brenner, Yann;Covarrubias, María de la Paz

El propósito de este documento es presentar un análisis de la evolución de las relaciones económicas entre la UE y América Latina y el Caribe en el decenio iniciado a mediados de los años noventa.…