The adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement principles on climate change provide a prime opportunity to promote a new form of development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Public investment in infrastructure and services can play a key role in LAC countries’ efforts to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth. Sustainable … [Read more...] about The strategic role of Ministries of Finance to boost sustainable infrastructure investments
Gestión Fiscal
Solving the State-Owned Enterprises Puzzle in Latin America and the Caribbean
The state-owned enterprise (SOEs) sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is struggling financially and suffering from political intervention. More than 40% of such enterprises have reported annual losses for several consecutive years in the past decade. The crisis has had important, and sometimes de-stabilizing impacts in the region. For example, heavy losses at … [Read more...] about Solving the State-Owned Enterprises Puzzle in Latin America and the Caribbean
Networks for decentralization and subnational fiscal management: the USA experience
Most local and state level governments in the United States belong to networks and organizations that promote cooperation and the exchange of knowledge to strengthen subnational fiscal management (SFM). One of the leading of such organizations is the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Since subnational governments in Latin America and the Caribbean face … [Read more...] about Networks for decentralization and subnational fiscal management: the USA experience