HIGHLIGHTS

Latin America Copes with Volatility, The Dark Side of Globalization

The semiannual report, a product of the Office of the Chief Economist for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank, examines the emerging challenges of living in new financially globalized world in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries. >>Read more  

+ Open publication  (English)
+ Open publication (Spanish)
+ Presentation  
   

Financial Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Road Ahead

This flagship report examines issues on the interaction between financial development and financial stability by revisiting the nature of different market imperfections and their interactions.  It discusses the "bright" and "dark" side of the process of financial development, and provides an assessment of the nature of, and the reasons behind, the region's gap in financial development.  It also provides a rich discussion of the new, systematically-oriented regulatory reform agenda. >>Read more 

+ Open publication (English)
+ Presentation 
+ Press Release   

Work & Family: Latin American and Caribbean Women in Search of a New Balance

As a region, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have witnessed remarkable progress towards gender parity over the last four decades. Women and girls have made important strides in several key areas, including but not limited to education and health.  Since the 1980s, LAC has seen a dramatic and virtually uninterrupted rise in female labor force participation (LFP). Women in LAC have increased their participation faster than in any other region of the world, adding nearly 70 million women to the labor force. This evolution occurred in the context of more general progress in women’s status. Read more

+ Open publication  (English)
+ Executive Summary (Spanish)
+ Presentation
+ Press Release 

Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth: Made in China?

This semiannual report provides an overview of recent economic developments, including an analysis of the sources of external risks for short-term economic activity in the region, and an in-depth look at whether LAC can leverage its deepening connections with China and turn it into an important (but not the only one) source of long-term growth. It also discusses policy response options for the short and long-term horizons. The preparation of this part of the report was led by Augusto de la Torre, Regional Chief Economist, in close collaboration with Tatiana Didier, Cesar Calderón, Samuel Pienknagura, Tito Cordella, Ian Walker and Cristian Aedo.
+ Open publication  (English)
+ Crecimiento a largo plazo de América Latina y el Caribe (Spanish)
+ Presentation
+ Press Release