Boosting financial inclusion has long been essential in Latin America and the Caribbean, where more than 200 million people lack access to financial services and large numbers of citizens are unable to open a bank account because of poverty, geography, discrimination, and lack of proper identification. Alternative systems, however, could be transformative. They could be … [Read more...] about Is There a Future for Digital Currencies Issued by Central Banks in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Cloe Ortiz de Mendivil
Cloe Ortiz de Mendivil is the Country Economist for Barbados and The Bahamas at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She is a former consultant at the Trade and Integration Sector of the IDB. She has written multiple long and short reports used to steer discussions among policymakers in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as to inform non-specialist audiences on the topic of international trade. Prior to joining the IDB, she worked at the private sector doing management consulting and at the Central Bank of Mexico. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota.