Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) comprise the overwhelming majority of formal businesses and create around half of formal employment for the average country in Latin America and the Caribbean, with that percentage rising to 80% in some cases. Yet, despite their immense importance to the economy of the region, these firms consistently struggle to get access to credit … [Read more...] about Easing the Credit Crunch on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
María Cecilia Acevedo
María Cecilia Acevedo is an economist in the Strategy and Development Effectiveness Department at IDB Invest in Washington, DC. Maria Cecilia leads the elaboration of country strategies for IDB Invest, in particular by providing technical analysis through the inclusion of the private sector perspective for Latin America and the Caribbean. María Cecilia conducts research on economic development issues, especially on the contribution of the private sector to the welfare of the population and the mechanisms through which market solutions are efficient to achieve this objective. A Colombian national, María Cecilia received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, and an M.A. in Economics from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá.