A renewed commitment to inclusive social development in the region moving towards the next World Social Summit in 2025

The Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and the XV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America concluded with the ambition of strengthening the institutional framework of social policies and looking to the future.…

The Financing for Development Unit at ECLAC participated in panel discussions on the building of a financial business ecosystem in the digital age at the G20 Conference in Argentina

On March 21st, 2018, as part of its 2018 presidency, Argentina hosted the G20 Conference “G20 and Locally Focused Banks – Good for Sustainable Societies” organized by the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI). Esteban Pérez from ECLAC’s Financing for Development Unit, who is currently carrying out a project on financial inclusion of SMEs and development bank innovation policies, participated in “Panel 2: Building a Financial Business Ecosystem in the Digital Age” that is summarized below. Panel 2: Building a Financial Business Ecosyst…

New ECLAC publication analyzes the state of financial inclusion of SMEs in seven Latin American countries

A regional study analyzing the state of financial inclusion of SMEs in seven Latin American countries, and the role of development banks in improving it through innovative practices and focused financial instruments, has been elaborated as part of the similarly titled project headed by the Financing for Development Unit at ECLAC. As of date, the regional report has been published in both Spanish and its original language, Portuguese. It brings together the main findings from the seven country cases studies—Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru—and supplements them …

ECLAC hosted a regional seminar to promote financial inclusion of SMEs

On the 18th and 19th of October 2017 ECLAC welcomed leaders of Latin American development banks, central banks, government policy makers and other international experts for a constructive discussion on financial inclusion of SMEs in Latin America at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile.…

In Argentina, displaying the main guidelines from ECLAC’s project on Financial Inclusion of SMEs

The main guidelines of ECLAC’s project on financial inclusion of SMEs and the case study of Argentina were presented during a Day on Regional Economic Development in Chaco, Argentina, organized by the Economic and Social Council of the Province of Chaco.…

The UN Economic Commissions ECLAC and ESCAP took actions to facilitate financial inclusion for SMEs in ASIA and Latin America

The two regional commissions organized a seminar on financial inclusion in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), The Asia Foundation (AF), the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the Center for International Cooperation (CIFC) of the Korean Institute of Finance.…

ECLAC presented the results of its project on the promotion of inclusive finance for SMEs at the VII Congress of Financial Investigation FIMEF

The Congress took place on August 24th and 25th of 2017 at the University of Anáhuac in Mexico City. This is an annual event that began in 2011 and is organized by the Foundation for Investigation of the Mexican Institute for Finance Executives (FIMEF). Its objective is to support investigators, keep professionals up to date, and to motivate students of finance and economics. The Congress, the most important one in Mexico in the area of finance, unites leaders of academia, the private sector, and government for a discussion on the most relevant and current topics in economics and finance in Me…

ECLAC and ALIDE jointly organized a seminar (Lima, Peru, 16-17 of August) on development banks and financial innovation in products, processes and institutional structure for the financial inclusion of SMEs

More than 60 people participated in the seminar, including development bank officials, government officials and experts in financial inclusion from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

ECLAC and ALIDE are co-organizing a seminar to promote financial inclusion of SMEs

ECLAC and the Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE) are co-organizing a seminar promoting financial inclusion of SMEs through development bank financial innovation policies. The seminar will be held at the ALIDE Convention Center in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday, August 16 and Thursday, August 17 of 2017.…

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.…

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.…

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. …

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)…

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