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Financial Health: Driving Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
According to the latest Global Findex database, the proportion of adults in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with account ownership rose from 39% in 2011 to over 75% in 2025. This increase was driven by the rise of digital-first financial service providers, expanded government transfers, and innovations that enhance the value proposition, such as the growth of e-commerce and instant payment systems in countries like Brazil, Peru, and Costa Rica.
IDB Invest and the New Push for the Private Sector in Paraguay
Imagine investing in a portfolio of projects in a country with sustained economic growth, low inflation, abundant clean energy, and preferential access to a regional market of 270 million consumers. That country is Paraguay, where IDB Invest has committed to mobilizing up to $1 billion to support strategic private-sector projects that drive sustainable development.
Energy and Transport Infrastructure: Projects Driving Jobs and Transforming Communities
IDB Invest works to boost job creation through the private sector and ensure these opportunities reach areas with the potential to develop new productive sectors and generate formal employment. Financing energy and transport infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean has been crucial for creating quality jobs and increasing women's workforce participation.
Rethinking the Digital Pathways of Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean need to renew their digital infrastructure if they aim to provide the quality of services that their users need. It’s time to improve the region’s connectivity landscape.
How Can Development Finance Institutions Help Unleash Brazil's Investment Potential in Infrastructure?
To unleash investments, Brazil’s billionaire infrastructure gap needs more than one strategic player providing innovative solutions.
The Caribbean: A Private Sector’s Challenge to Increasing Productivity and Growth – Part II
The 4th Industrial Revolution brings endless opportunities for the Caribbean. To exploit these opportunities, the private sector can partner with governments to deploy successful initiatives to prepare the current and future workforce for the emerging technologies.
Why Our Region Needs More Gender Bonds
Latin America is not yet late to join the nascent gender bond market. The timing is just right. These bonds also empower women economically and socially without sacrificing profitability.
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Tower Companies Transform Cellular Services in Latin America and the Caribbean
The expansion of cellular services has created business alternatives that adapt to the needs of a region struggling to bridge its digital divide. We are witnessing the rise of tower companies.
Memories from The Future: How Latin America and the Caribbean Achieved the Sustainable Development Goals for Water and Sanitation
Four takeaways on the road to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 6, as reviewed by an observer from the year 2030.
