The Colombian development bank Bancóldex structured its policies to be more aligned with the financial inclusion policies promoted by ECLAC

Based on recent studies developed within the framework of ECLAC’s project on financial inclusion of SMEs and development banks innovation policies, Professor and economic and financial consultant, Luis Alberto Zuleta J., highlights in his column how the role of Bancóldex has changed in the last decade. In the last ten years Bancóldex has focused on: Diversifying its services for different business segments, mainly exporters Developing a range of useful products for companies Innovating new financial products and services to improve access to financial products, through its branch Banca d…

Financial Inclusion of SMEs in Colombia

The magazine Coyuntura Pyme from the National Association of Financial Institutions (ANIF) published the article “Financial Inclusion of SMEs in Colombia,” written by the economic and financial consultant for ECLAC, Luis Alberto Zuleta J.…

Caribbean economies

Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless…

Financial inclusion of SMEs in Mexico and innovative development bank policies

The council of journalists participated in an event on the financial inclusion of SMEs in Mexico and innovative development bank policies at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Anahuac University in Mexico. Results from ECLAC’s project on financial inclusion —the case study in Mexico— were presented at this event. …

Financial inclusion of SMEs in Mexico and development bank policies

At the XVII Seminar on Financial and Fiscal Economy, organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ramón Lecuona Valenzuela, the Director of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the Anáhuac University in México, analyzes the importance of financial inclusion of SMEs in Mexico and the role of development banks in promoting it.…

ECLAC analyzes the importance of financial inclusion for SMEs

Esteban Pérez-Caldentey, Chief of the Financing for Development Unit at ECLAC, analyzes the importance of financial inclusion of SMEs in an interview organized by ONE (The National Entrepreneur Observatory) in Mexico.…

The study on Financial Inclusion of SMEs in Ecuador was compiled in the Observatory of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises at the Simon Bolivar Andean University in Ecuador

The study Financial Inclusion of SMEs in Ecuador (Inclusión Financiera de las Pymes en Ecuador) appears in the Observatory of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Observatorio de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa), an initiative carried out at the Faculty of Management within the Simon Bolivar Andean University in Ecuador. The Observatory’s principal objective is to generate and analyze information related to the past, present, and future prospects and evolution of the productive sector, with an emphasis on small and medium sized enterprises.…

The Economic Development Division participated in the Conference of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

Esteban Perez from the Economic Development Division presented Financial inclusion and the Middle Income Trap in Latin America at the Conference of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA)…

ECLAC side event at COP21 to advocate Caribbean debt relief

Q&A with ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (January 2015)…

Working Paper "A Primer on Social Impact Bonds"

Inés de la Peña, forthcoming in Financing for Development Series, ECLAC…

Economic performance and policies in the Caribbean

Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (March 2015)…

Curaçao receives technical support from ECLAC to set up a new development finance organization

The Financing for Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC), through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), gives technical support to Curaçao for setting up a new development finance organization.…

Official Launch Fiscal panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean -- March 2013

Fiscal panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean (05 March, 2013) Over the past decade (in particular since 2002), most countries in the region witnessed a substantial increase in their tax burden as a percentage of GDP, together with far-reaching structural changes, including consolidation of the value added tax (VAT), a significant improvement in the share of direct taxes in total tax receipts and a decline in tariffs on international trade. A number of factors contributed to this increase in the tax burden (albeit conditions varied significantly from one country to the other): strong…

New York, United Nations, 11 April, 2012: High Level Thematic Debate "Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Financial and Commodity Markets"

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held a high-level thematic debate on "Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Financial and Commodity Markets," under the auspices of the President of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. The event was part of a UNGA resolution on excessive price volatility adopted on 14 February 2012, which called for policies to address long-term structural issues of the commodity economy and integrate commodity policies into wider development and poverty eradication strategies at all levels. The resolution underscored the financial regula…

Trends and challenges of investing for a sustainable and inclusive recovery

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face a complex macroeconomic environment this year.…

Cofide announced its initiatives to improve financial inclusion in Peru during the Seminar organized by ALIDE and ECLAC