Catalina is an Investment Officer, Financial Institutions at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2016. She is responsible for structuring solutions to expand access to financial services with banks and financial institutions aimed at development, mainly of Andean countries. She started her professional career in the entity as financial analyst, promoting her growth in the management of financial institutions. Before joining the IDB Group, Catalina started her career in risk analysis at Segurexpo de Colombia and subsequently performed credit analysis at Banco de Bogotá. Catalina earned a master’s degree in financial administration from EADA Business School (Spain) and an undergraduate degree in economics from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia).
Female street vendors are the epitome of Latino micro-entrepreneurs, with a very clear business plan to someday set up their own stores or restaurants. During this crisis, the financial sector must take on an intermediary role by providing them with the financing they need to go digital.