Latin America

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CGD NOTES
COVID-19 in Colombia: Impact and Policy Responses
Mauricio Cárdenas
and
Humberto Martínez Beltrán
July 27, 2020
In this note, we review Colombia's handling of the COVID-19 crisis. The first line of policy response slowed down the pace of contagion and avoided excess deaths, providing additional time to strengthen the health system and increase ICU capacity. However, the challenges that remain are significant....
CGD NOTES
The COVID-19 Attack on Latin America: Proposals for an Effective Response
Laura Alfaro et al.
July 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global shock that hit Latin America particularly hard.
Blog Post
“Sad:” The US Is Backing a US Citizen to Head the Inter-American Development Bank
Nancy Birdsall
June 30, 2020
For the US to back an American candidate as president disrupts an arrangement that has been fundamental to the bank’s effectiveness as a development institution investing in better lives and livelihoods in its borrowing member countries.
Multimedia
La economía peruana ante el COVID-19: retos y perspectivas
June 25, 2020
Blog Post
Putting the American into the Inter-American Development Bank
Amanda Glassman et al.
June 18, 2020
In a surprise move Tuesday, the US Treasury announced its intention to nominate Mauricio Claver-Carone to the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a role traditionally held by a citizen of a borrowing member country from the region.
POLICY PAPERS
How to Prioritize Early Childhood? A Note on the Recent Experience in Colombia
Mauricio Cárdenas
and
Ana María Cadena
May 27, 2020
This paper assesses Colombia’s recent expansion in comprehensive early childhood care, underscoring the importance of strong high-level political commitment, inter-institutional coordination and stable financing.
Blog Post
Economic Perspectives in Latin America: Navigating the Great Lockdown
Alejandro Fiorito
May 11, 2020
In late April, CGD’s senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez and distinguished non-resident fellow Mauricio Cárdenas participated in an event organized by Columbia University to discuss the economic prospects in Latin America. They were joined by the director of sovereign ratings at Fitch, Richard Franci...