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Adapting to the new normal: the economic impact of COVID-19 in Central America
By Miguel Angel Medina Fonseca, Economist at Chief Economist Office, Central American Bank for Economic Integration This blog is part...
Emma R Marmol
Jul 17, 20204 min read


América Latina y el Caribe en tiempos del COVID-19: no descuidar a los más vulnerables
Por Federico Bonaglia, Director Adjunto, Centro de Desarrollo de la OCDE, y Sebastián Nieto Parra, Jefe de la Unidad de América Latina y...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 21, 20206 min read


Trading to avoid falling behind in the COVID-19 crisis: Lessons from Central America to boost prospe
By Rodrigo Méndez Maddaleno, Economist at Chief Economist Office, Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) This blog is...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 16, 20205 min read


COVID-19 in Latin America: Promoting entrepreneurship and reducing social vulnerabilities
By Jorge Arbache, Private Sector Vice-President, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) This blog is part of a series on tackling...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 8, 20205 min read


Is COVID-19 widening educational gaps in Latin America? Three lessons for urgent policy action
By Nathalie Basto-Aguirre, Paula Cerutti and Sebastián Nieto-Parra, OECD Development Centre This blog is part of a series on tackling...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 4, 20205 min read


Haitian Families and Loss of Remittances During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Toni Cela, Senior Research Associate of the Migration for Development and Equality (MIDEQ) hub & Co-ordinator of the Interuniversity...
Emma R Marmol
May 29, 20205 min read


What can Latin America learn from historic debt crises to face the COVID-19 crisis today?
By Juan Flores Zendejas, Associate Professor at the Paul Bairoch Institute of Economic History, University of Geneva This blog is...
Emma R Marmol
May 25, 20205 min read


Social protection and sub-regional integration: fundamental instruments for post-COVID-19 social rec
By Alfredo Suárez Mieses, Secretary-General, Central American Social Integration Secretariat (SISCA), and Gabriela A. Ramírez Menjívar,...
Emma R Marmol
May 18, 20204 min read


Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in Latin America: time to be bold
By Nora Lustig, Professor of Latin American Economics, Department of Economics, Tulane University and Jorge Mariscal, Adjunct Professor...
Emma R Marmol
May 12, 20205 min read


COVID-19 and labour markets in Latin America: How to repair the damage?
By José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs, Former Regional Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for Latin America and the...
Emma R Marmol
May 7, 20205 min read


Responding to COVID-19 in emerging economies: lessons from the financial sector
By Mauricio Rosillo, Corporate Vice president, Grupo Bancolombia This blog is part of a series on tackling COVID-19 in developing...
Emma R Marmol
Apr 27, 20205 min read


Latin America and the Caribbean in the time of COVID-19: Preventing the vulnerable from falling behi
By Federico Bonaglia, Deputy Director, OECD Development Centre, and Sebastian Nieto Parra, Head of Latin America and the Caribbean Unit,...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 31, 20205 min read


Covid-19: time to unleash the power of international co-operation
By Mario Pezzini, Director, OECD Development Centre and Special Advisor to the OECD Secretary General on Development This blog* is part...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 26, 20205 min read


Social discontent in Latin America through the lens of development traps
By Sebastián Nieto-Parra, Mario Pezzini and Juan Vázquez, OECD Development Centre This blog is part of an ongoing series evaluating...
Emma R Marmol
Dec 23, 20195 min read


Security, violence and fiscal policies in Latin America
By Eduardo Salido Cornejo, Public Affairs and Policy Manager Latam, Telefonica According to data from the Brazilian think tank Igarapé...
Emma R Marmol
Oct 2, 20185 min read


Upgrading International Development Cooperation
By Alicia Barcena, Stefano Manservisi and Mario Pezzini PARIS – These are hard times for international cooperation. With rising...
Emma R Marmol
Sep 18, 20184 min read


Lessons learned from structural transformation in least developed countries
By Daniel Gay[1], Inter-Regional Adviser on LDCs, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs To learn more about countries’ strategies...
Emma R Marmol
Jun 5, 20185 min read


Stabilising Argentina’s Public Expenditure
By Dr. Sebastian Galiani, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland 1 Three areas drove such growth in public spending. First, the...
Emma R Marmol
Mar 26, 20182 min read


Reducing violence in El Salvador: What it will take
By Ian Brand-Weiner, Policy Analyst, OECD Development Centre; Katharina Ross, Project Officer Latin America & Asia, Plan International...
Emma R Marmol
Jan 17, 20185 min read


Bridging the green investment gap in Latin America: what role for national development finance insti
By Maria Netto, Lead Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, and Naeeda Crishna Morgado,...
Emma R Marmol
Nov 23, 20174 min read
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