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Apr
13
2022
VIRTUAL
2:00—3:15 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
April 01, 2022
The war in Ukraine is adversely affecting economic growth prospects and inflation globally. But the impact on Latin America is mixed. Some countries in the region are benefiting from high prices on the commodities they export, while net commodity importers are suffering a negative shock.
CGD NOTES
March 29, 2022
IMF and World Bank 2022 growth projections for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), released in January this year, were not encouraging. They found that deteriorated macroeconomic fundamentals, partly resulting from policy responses to the pandemic, deep institutional deficiencies, and...
Blog Post
February 24, 2022
Last week, the central bank of Chile became the 9th member of the Latin American Reserve Fund (known by its Spanish acronym, FLAR), Latin America’s regional lender of last resort. This is great news for the pursuit of financial and economic stability in the region. Here is why.
Jan
20
2022
2:00—3:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
January 11, 2022
The global recovery is set to decelerate amid diminished policy support, continued COVID-19 flare-ups, and lingering supply bottlenecks. In contrast to that in advanced economies, output in emerging market and developing economies will remain markedly below pre-pandemic trends in the near-term. The ...
CGD NOTES
November 01, 2021
After more than a year of grappling with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many middle-income countries (MICs) will continue to experience health and economic dislocation for some time to come. While much of the global financial community’s attention has focused on supporting low-income...
CGD in the News
July 29, 2021
It was an inauguration like no other in Peru’s recent history. Pedro Castillo, the new left-wing president, took office on July 28th following the narrowest of electoral victories in a bitterly divided country. But he delayed naming his cabinet until the following days, leaving Peru temporarily...
Sep
14
2021
2:00—3:00 PM Washington DC Time
July 28, 2021
Extreme episodes of capital flow volatility have long been a concern for policymakers in Latin America because of the threat that they pose to macroeconomic and financial stability. In the decade following the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09, capital flows seemed to move more in ripples than in wa...
Multimedia
July 27, 2021
Digital financial services can help alleviate poverty and catalyze economic development. But suppose you are in a country where many people are not using these services. There are many possible causes. Which are most significant? How can you find the root of the problem? Policymakers now have a new ...
BRIEFS
July 26, 2021
A Decision Tree for Digital Financial Inclusion Policymaking is a comprehensive analytical framework to diagnose the factors significantly impeding improvements in digital financial inclusion in specific country settings. The methodology has been published as a CGD working paper and applied to...