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Date issued: feb 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Aguirre, Emilio;Baraldo, Juan;López-Barrera, Emiliano;Basurto Hernández, Saúl;Blackman, Allen;Bravo Peña, Felipe;Caffera, Marcelo;Carriquiry, Miguel;Correa, Patricia;Correa-Pinilla, Diana Elisa;Florez-Díaz, Hernando;Fontanilla-Díaz, Carlos;Guerrero, Santiago;Köbrich, Claus;Kuhfuss, Laure;Laguna, Hugo;Molina-Romero, Adriana María;Muñoz, Gonzalo;Peña-Lévano, Luis;Rivero-Wildemauwe, José Ignacio;Rosas, Francisco;Salazar, Lina;Taheri, Homa;Velazco, José;Winters, Paul;Beltran, Allan

Para mantener los beneficios económicos esenciales del sector ganadero de América Latina y, al mismo tiempo, minimizar su huella ambiental, los productores deben adoptar tecnologías sostenibles…

Date issued: feb 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blyde, Juan S.

Most barriers to trade in services stem from regulatory measures. This study assesses the degree of regulatory restrictiveness affecting trade in services across Latin America and the Caribbean and…

Date issued: feb 2026
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Altamirano Montoya, Álvaro;Minaya, Auri Melissa

The tension between productivity and labor costs in Latin America and the Caribbean remains one of the greatest challenges to creating formal employment. This note estimates the cost of salaried…

Date issued: feb 2026
Author(s): Gayá, Romina;Rozemberg, Ricardo;Svarzman, Gustavo

Los servicios basados en el conocimiento (SBC) son un componente central de la diversificación productiva, el empleo calificado y la inserción internacional de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin…

Date issued: feb 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castro, Edgar;Yarygina, Anastasiya;Villalba Ortega, Matias Gabriel

This paper examines the effects of increased bureaucratic discretion in public procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Chilean government relaxed restrictions on direct deals and expanded…

Date issued: feb 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

This document contains an analysis of more than 6.2 million digital job vacancies across 15 Latin American countries between 2022 and 2025. It shows a slowdown in job postings, along with demand…

Date issued: feb 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

Este documento contiene el análisis de más de 6.2 millones de vacantes digitales en 15 países de América Latina entre 2022 y 2025. Se muestra una desaceleración en la publicación de empleos, junto…

Date issued: feb 2026
Author(s): Fernández, María Inés;Heredia, Ramón

Esta nota técnica propone iniciativas concretas para guiar a las instituciones financieras de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe en la implementación de hojas de ruta y abordar las estrategias…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Maciel, Odette;Anderson Alonso, Anais Maria;King, Dana Michael;Legarreta, Regina;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Barcellos, Andreia;González, Jorge;Molina Fernández, Miguel;Usher, Nicole Marie;Romero, Carolina;Fraga, Federico;King, Julie;Motta, Marialisa;Bouillon, César P.;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus

This document defines the approach that the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) will use to evaluate the IDB Group's support to its client Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Latin…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Maciel, Odette;Anderson Alonso, Anais Maria;King, Dana Michael;Legarreta, Regina;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Barcellos, Andreia;González, Jorge;Molina Fernández, Miguel;Usher, Nicole Marie;Romero, Carolina;Fraga, Federico;King, Julie;Motta, Marialisa;Bouillon, César P.;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus

Este documento define el enfoque que la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) utilizará para evaluar el apoyo del Grupo BID a sus clientes, los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo (PEID) en…