Remittances, transfers from expatriate workers to family and friends in their home countries, are a driving force in the reduction of poverty, greater financial inclusion and economic growth. They are especially critical to many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. But as Covid-19 delivers devastation to much of the global economy, with GDP forecasts for 2020 … [Read more...] about How the Fall in Remittances During the Pandemic Threatens Regional Wellbeing
Tristany Armangué
Tristany Armangué is a Research Fellow in the Research Department at the Inter-American Development Bank. His work is focused on fiscal and monetary policy in developing economies and their effects on the income and wealth distributions. Tristany holds a Master's Degree in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Exeter.
Investing to Create Better Societies Without Sacrificing Returns
For a long time, investors eager to use their money to improve the world through socially and environmentally conscious investments worried that they would be sacrificing returns in the process. No longer. Investing that takes into account environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors often equals or even outperforms investments that ignore these factors. Today … [Read more...] about Investing to Create Better Societies Without Sacrificing Returns