The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has been wreaking havoc throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) since the first quarter of the year has had a major impact not just on people’s health but also on public finances in every country, both at national and at subnational level. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the region’s real gross domestic … [Read more...] about Four Reform Opportunities to Strengthen Subnational Finances in the Post-pandemic Era
Alejandro Rodríguez Ramírez
Alejandro Rodríguez Ramírez is a consultant at IDB's Fiscal Management Division, where he works on topics related to subnational governments and decentralization. He has a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton University. Before joining the IDB, he worked as a public policy advisor for legislators and for the heads of several departments and agencies of subnational governments in Mexico. He also coordinated a non-profit organization at the local level.