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Superheroes of Development: The Brazilian Hospital with the Highest COVID-19 Survival Rates
During the height of the pandemic in São Paulo in 2020, receiving treatment for severe COVID-19 symptoms at public hospitals managed by Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE) meant a 10% greater chance of survival compared to the rest of the city’s public hospital network. The IDB Group recognized HIAE’s successful management model and awarded it the Superheroes of Development prize.
Microinsurance: The New Frontier for Financial Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Latin America and the Caribbean, fewer than 10% of people with potential access currently use microinsurance services. However, this gap in financial protection is beginning to narrow. The expansion of the insurtech ecosystem is transforming the insurance sector, deploying digital and innovative solutions that strengthen financial protection for the most vulnerable populations.
Five Drivers Reshaping Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean
The tech revolution is breaking down structural financial barriers across Latin America and the Caribbean. Informal workers, rural communities, and small businesses are gaining rapid access to digital savings accounts, microloans, and instant transactions, often at little or no cost. But what’s really driving this transformation?
Four Benefits Brought by Using the Blockchain in Capital Markets
The blockchain brings great benefits for capital markets, as it allows to share a complete and immutable dataset of information creating a more transparent, cheaper, more liquid and easier to monitor market-place for participants to transact and price securities.
Increasing Green Finance Calls for More and Better Impact Reporting
Addressing climate change in the region calls for financial institutions to step up their role in channeling capital towards green investments, including the green transition. It also calls for boosting impact measurement and reporting capacity to avoid green washing.
IDB World: Inflation, Back to School After the Pandemic, Digitized Transportation
We present three select blog posts from the IDB Group discussing inflation, returning to school after the pandemic, and the digital transformation of the transportation industry in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Leveraging the Sustainable Fund Ecosystem in Latin America & the Caribbean
The ecosystem growing around sustainable funds offers a source of financing for companies in the region, which may help international and local investors to develop their own sustainability agenda with transactions classified as impact investments in their portfolios.
How Power Batteries Can Accelerate Decarbonization
There can be no global shift to renewable energy without better storage technology. New solutions such as Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are emerging in the region to help build the business case for coupling this technology with renewables.
IDB World: COVID-19, Violence Against the LGBTIQ+ Community, Bicycles
We present three selected IDB Group blog posts on the effect of COVID-19 on children in the region, the use of courts to end violence against the LGBTIQ+ community, and the group's commitment to cycling infrastructure.
