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Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Basso Sotz, Leonardo Javier;Silva Montalva, Hugo E.

Urban sustainability requires reducing the environmental footprint of urban mobility. To achieve this goal public transport becomes key due to its lower impact on congestion, pollution, accidents and…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;Council of Europe Development Bank;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;European Investment Bank;Islamic Development Bank;New Development Bank;World Bank

The Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance is an annual collaborative effort to publish Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) climate finance figures, together with a clear…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Zanoni, Wladimir;Romero, Jimena;Chuquimarca, Nicolás;Abuelafia, Emmanuel

Hidden populations, such as irregular migrants, often elude traditional probabilistic sampling methods. In situations like these, chain-referral sampling techniques like Respondent-Driven Surveys (…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): European Investment Bank;African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;Council of Europe Development Bank;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;Inter-American Development Bank;Islamic Development Bank;New Development Bank;World Bank

This infographic contains key figures from the 2022 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance. For purposes of greater transparency and consistency, 2022 figures report climate…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Altman, Edward I.;Sabato, Gabriele

Facilitating access for MSMEs to capital markets, for example through the issuance of mini-bonds, is a key objective of policymakers and regulations in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, there…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Altman, Edward I.;Sabato, Gabriele

Facilitar el acceso de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes) a los mercados de capital, por ejemplo mediante la emisión de minibonos, es un objetivo clave de las autoridades y las…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Kalkar, Uma;González Alarcón, Natalia

Data is an indispensable asset in today's society, but its production and sharing are subject to well-known market failures. Among these: neither economic nor academic markets efficiently reward…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Acevedo, Ivonne;Castellani, Francesca;Lopez de la Cerda, Carlos;Lotti, Giulia;Székely, Miguel

This study examines the relationship between climate change-induced weather emergencies and labor market outcomes in Mexico from 2016 to 2020. Using panel data and a two-way fixed effects estimation…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Vlaicu, Razvan

In well-functioning democracies, the policymaking process should in principle respond to persistent economic inequality with corrective policies. This process is set in motion through majority…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Sarmiento, Olga Lucía;Baldovino Chiquillo, Laura;Rubio, Maria Alejandra;Martinez-Herrera, Eliana;Arellana, Julián;Vives, Alejandra;Aguilera, Manuel;Villadiego, Verónica;Olivares, Daniela;Zaupa, Alessandro;Urrutia, Carlos E.;Hurtado Tarazona, Adriana;Guzman, Luis Ángel;Lovasi, Gina;Slesinski, Claire;Alarcón, Luis Fernando;Martínez, Lina María;Cuellar, Valentina;Martínez, Daniel;Mejía, Laura

La Salud Urbana se refiere la salud y el bienestar físico, mental y social de las personas que viven en las ciudades y en áreas urbanas, la cual está influenciada por múltiples características del…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Hirs, Jorge;Valencia, Oscar

Se analiza los retos fiscales que enfrentan los países de la Región Andina ante el aumento de la deuda pública y el proceso de descarbonización global. La deuda pública se ha incrementado en la…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Flores, Rubén;Rondinone, Gonzalo;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Muñoz, Gonzalo

Este documento presenta una actualización y revisión del análisis de políticas públicas de apoyo al sector agropecuario de Ecuador para el periodo 2017-2021. Entre 2011 y 2021, el sector agropecuario…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Almonacid, Adriana;Sánchez Casares, César;Silva Porto, María Teresa;Uribe, Isabela

Esta nota técnica presenta un panorama de las estrategias empresariales utilizadas para reducir las brechas de género en Panamá, utilizando los datos provenientes de la Herramienta Empresarial de…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Marinkovic, Catalina;Vogt-Schilb, Adrien

At least ten Latin American and Caribbean countries have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality. Has electricity planning in the region evolved towards reaching these goals? We compare power generation…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Marinkovic, Catalina;Vogt-Schilb, Adrien

Al menos diez países de América Latina y el Caribe se han comprometido a alcanzar la carbono neutralidad, pero ¿Ha evolucionado la planificación eléctrica en la región para alcanzar estos objetivos?…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Herrera, Diego;Pradilla, Andrea;Rubio, Estefanía;Sarmiento, Jaime

This paper analyzes the importance of adopting standards for reporting information that relates to sustainability and climate change-related risks in the financial markets. The sustainability rules…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Herrera, Diego;Pradilla, Andrea;Rubio, Estefanía;Sarmiento, Jaime

La presente publicación analiza la importancia de adoptar estándares en la divulgación de información de riesgos de sostenibilidad y relacionados con el cambio climático en el mercado financiero. Las…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Correal, Magda;Rihm, Alfredo;Piamonte, Carolina;González, Guillermo;Solorzano, Gustavo

Los Lineamientos Sectoriales para la Gestión de Residuos Sólidos y el Avance hacia la Economía Circular constituyen una herramienta del BID respecto de las principales estrategias y pasos a seguir…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Correal, Magda;Rihm, Alfredo;Piamonte, Carolina;González, Guillermo;Solorzano, Gustavo

As Diretrizes Setoriais para a Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos e o Avanço Rumo à Economia Circular são uma ferramenta do BID sobre as principais estratégias e medidas a serem tomadas para resolver os…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Penfold, Michael

Venezuela ha enfrentado una crisis económica e institucional en las últimas dos décadas que ha obstaculizado la diversificación económica y ha mantenido su dependencia del petróleo. Sin embargo, la…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe

En esta edición de Connexa, se analizan los factores que explican el deterioro del frente externo para América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en la primera parte del año, tanto por la reducción de los…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Instituto para a Integração da América Latina e do Caribe

Esta edição do Connexa analisa os fatores que explicam a deterioração da frente externa para a América Latina e o Caribe (ALC) no primeiro semestre do ano, tanto pela redução dos preços das matérias…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Hernández, Juan;González Jaramillo, María José;Powell, Andrew

Despite an initial reversal of capital inflows, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in relatively mild impacts on net capital flows to Emerging and Developing Economies. In contrast to previous crises,…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Garnero, Paula;Ripani, Laura;Merino, María Florencia

La Cuarta Revolución Industrial ofrece una nueva oportunidad para enfrentar los desafíos de America Latina y el Caribe y lograr una región más inclusiva y justa. En particular, la adopción de…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Michelena, Gabriel;Iannuzzi, Patricia;Barafani, Magdalena

Desde el Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe (INTAL) del sector de Integración y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) se llevó adelante este trabajo que…