Beyond the health emergency, the pandemic has dealt a severe blow to the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the World Economic Outlook report, it is estimated that our region will contract by 9.4% in 2020, which will constitute the worst recession in a long time, even deeper than that caused by the global financial crisis of 2008-09 and the debt crisis … [Read more...] about Public investment in decarbonization: opportunities and strategies for economic recovery
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COVID-19 in the Caribbean: The Economic Challenges Ahead
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise, causing an unprecedented health emergency. Caribbean countries adopted containment measures to slow the spread of the disease and flatten the curve[1] based on prior experiences and lessons around the world. Actions ranged from limits to social activities and closure of non-essential businesses, to curfew hours and complete … [Read more...] about COVID-19 in the Caribbean: The Economic Challenges Ahead
The strategic role of Ministries of Finance to boost sustainable infrastructure investments
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
Possible macro-fiscal consequences of COVID-19 in Latin America
The pandemic does not come to the region in good time, the little dynamism of growth in recent years generates uncertainty of the outlook for the future. For 2020, the consensus among analysts expects a drop in output in Latin America and the Caribbean between -2% and -6%, which comparative terms would be deeper contractions than the debt crisis of the eighties (-2.4%) and the … [Read more...] about Possible macro-fiscal consequences of COVID-19 in Latin America
Policy and fiscal management during the pandemic and post-pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean
As is well known, COVID-19 is highly contagious and has a higher mortality rate among at-risk groups than other similar viruses. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the first contagion case was registered in late February 2020 and by April 20 the number of people infected was 100,000-plus, with 5,300 dead. Unfortunately, these figures quickly became outdated. The outburst … [Read more...] about Policy and fiscal management during the pandemic and post-pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean