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Jul
28
2021
9:00—9:00 AM EDT
July 23, 2021
Over 1 billion adults are digitally financially excluded Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Pakistan. Further, in most emerging and developing economies, more than 50 percent of the population remain excluded. Ambitious national strategies have tried to advance financial inclusion, especially t...
CGD NOTES
June 29, 2021
These challenges notwithstanding, Latin America is beginning to benefit from a more benign global economic outlook that is anchored, among other factors, in an expansion in global demand, a resumption of capital flows to emerging markets, and a boom in commodity prices. In this context, the Committe...
Jun
29
2021
12:30—1:30 PM Washington DC time
June 22, 2021
Dealing with the worst crisis in the last 50 years and in the midst of a complex sociopolitical environment, Latin America faces important dilemmas. Developing and implementing the correct fiscal policy mix is certainly one of the toughest: How can the region struck a balance between providing much ...
Jun
24
2021
1:30—2:45 PM Washington DC time
June 17, 2021
COVID-19 will likely reverse many of the social gains that took decades to materialize in Latin America and the Caribbean. The global pandemic is resulting in a decline in the size of the middle class and an increase in poverty in most countries, with some staggering exceptions, like Brazil, whose t...
POLICY PAPERS
April 29, 2021
The past decade has seen significant innovation and growth in the volume and value of digital payments in India. However, we find that the associated gains have been heavily concentrated in favor of wealthier and urban customers and have had less impact on lower income and rural populations. While s...
Jan
14
2021
2:00—3:15 PM ET
January 05, 2021
Although the global economy is emerging from the collapse triggered by COVID-19, the recovery is likely to be subdued, and global output is projected to remain well below its pre-pandemic trend for a prolonged period. Several risks cloud the outlook, including those related to the pandemic and to ra...
Oct
22
2020
6:00—6:00 PM EDT
October 19, 2020
La crisis del COVID-19 ha tenido un grave impacto en América Latina y el Caribe con marcadas contracciones en la actividad económica. Además, dista mucho de haber terminado y aún no se sabe cuánto durará la crisis sanitaria ni cuándo y con qué rapidez lograrán recuperarse las economías. La profunda ...