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Avances y retos económicos

José Antonio Ocampo | October 19, 2021

Si no hay un mayor dinamismo exportador en Colombia, la economía se frenará o incluso la política económica tendrá que frenarla.
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Governance and electoral continuity and change in the Caribbean

Scott B. MacDonald | August 5, 2021

The Caribbean has long enjoyed a reputation for being one of the most democratic regions in the world. Despite the Caribbean’s seeming confidence in the ...
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Significant but insufficient progress in financial support for developing countries

José Antonio Ocampo | June 23, 2021

Recent events—in particular, last April’s meeting of the Bretton Woods institutions (that is, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...
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A Global Americans Interview with Dr. Christy Thornton, Author of Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy

Henry Bacha | March 25, 2021

Thornton explores the little-known history of Mexico’s role in shaping the institutions that would come to define global economic governance.
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Latin America, Europe and the U.S. must stick together in weathering the COVID-19 storm

Evan Ellis | May 28, 2020

Increased dependence on China by both Latin America and the European Union not only generates vulnerabilities for both regions, but also creates strategic ...
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Latin America’s wake up call: From pandemic to climate emergency

Maximiliano Bello & Anders Beal | April 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic provides needed context for the growing environmental movement—mainly that the climate crisis could have outcomes conceivably more ...
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The missed opportunity of COP25

Rebecca Ray | December 5, 2019

The relocation of COP25 from Chile to Spain was a missed opportunity to focus on Latin America's environmental issues, especially the ambiguous governance ...
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How the U.S. can better balance Chinese investment in infrastructure

Max Nathanson | September 10, 2018

The U.S. can both balance Chinese influence and help Latin American governments address environmental and social concerns by investing in the “soft" side ...
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Chinese development finance “down but not out” in Latin America

Margaret Myers & Kevin P. Gallagher | March 30, 2018

Chinese investment and lending in the region declined last year, in part reflecting skittishness over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela. Despite ...
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Latin America’s local lifeline in times of financial uncertainty

William Kring and Kevin P. Gallagher | April 6, 2017

Latin American financial ministers and central bankers will have a lot at stake and a lot to worry about at the upcoming spring meetings of the IMF and ...
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