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World Bank calls for urgent climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new World Bank report calls on countries in the region to take urgent action to help reduce the impacts of climate change and...
The first Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum Comes On 1-3 September at Barbados
With the new dawn gradually unfolding, African financial institutions such as the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are making tremendous efforts and offering support for...
The Caribbean is ‘ground zero’ for the global climate emergency
The UN Secretary-General’s final day in Suriname began on a small plane and ended at a podium. A 90-minute flyover from Paramaribo into the...
Trade, regional integration and collaboration: an agenda for Brazil and Latin America
Authors: Pablo Acosta, Folha de S. Paulo*
Over the last two decades there has been steady progress towards more integrated regional economies in almost every...
Summit of the Americas, an Opportunity to Re-engage Regional Partners
Authors: Antonio Garrastazu and Sofia Herrera*
The IX Summit of the Americas (Summit) comes at a critical juncture in inter-American relations. The region is in...
World Bank Provides US$56M to Support Sustainable Blue Economy Growth in the Eastern Caribbean
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved IDA financing of US$56 million for the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) project, to...
Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean Requires Urgent Reforms
Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are on track to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, but the scars of the pandemic remain...
Empowering women and girls in the Caribbean for long-lasting change
Authors: Lilia Burunciuc, and Ximena de Carpio*
“Raise a son, and you will raise a man, raise a girl and you will raise a nation”....
In 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean Must Urgently Strengthen the Recovery
Two years after the onset of the pandemic, 2022 began with some hopeful signs of economic recovery after the worst downturn in more than...
A Holistic Approach is Needed to Respond to Future Shocks in the Caribbean
I started my new job as World Bank Director for the Caribbean this summer and I must say it was baptism by fire. Although,...