This interim report provides a comprehensive overview of stakeholder perspectives on the opportunities and risks associated with the development and administration of fintech, distributed ledger technology and artificial intelligence in Aruba. The Government of Aruba aims to diversify its economy away from its reliance on tourism by developing its information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
The report is based on consultations with stakeholders from the public and private sectors, civil society and academia, conducted during an on-site mission in February 2025. Key findings h…
This document examines the implementation strategies and execution challenges of three major pieces of legislation that were signed into law in the United States in late 2021 and in 2022.…
En este estudio de impacto económico, social, ambiental y financiero de la incorporación de autobuses eléctricos en Costa Rica se incluyen simulaciones que muestran el comportamiento futuro de la flota de autobuses ante el avance de la electrificación en diferentes escenarios, así como una evaluación de su rentabilidad financiera y económica mediante el análisis convencional de rentabilidad —con el costo total de la propiedad— y una innovadora modelización que incorpora la variable regulatoria para precisar las particularidades del caso de Costa Rica. El estudio simula y muestra los niveles re…
The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…
Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
The Comprehensive Development Plan aims to create a sustainable development space and generate opportunities to improve the quality of life of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and south-southeast Mexico, thus making migration a choice rather than an obligation. This is an joined up response by the United Nations system, which seeks to generate synergies and coordinate actions with the countries at the centre and the support of subregional integration institutions.…
El Plan de Desarrollo Integral tiene el propósito de crear un espacio de desarrollo sostenible y generar oportunidades para mejorar la calidad de vida de la población de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y el sur-sureste de México, y así permitir que la migración sea una opción y no una obligación. Esta es una respuesta articulada del sistema de las Naciones Unidas, que busca generar sinergias y coordinar acciones, con los países en el centro, y con el acompañamiento de las instituciones de integración subregional.…
The Comprehensive Development Plan aims to create a sustainable development space and generate opportunities to improve the quality of life of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and south-southeast Mexico, thus making migration a choice rather than an obligation. This is an joined up response by the United Nations system, which seeks to generate synergies and coordinate actions with the countries at the centre and the support of subregional integration institutions.…
El Plan de Desarrollo Integral tiene el propósito de crear un espacio de desarrollo sostenible y generar oportunidades para mejorar la calidad de vida de la población de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y el sur-sureste de México, y así permitir que la migración sea una opción y no una obligación. Esta es una respuesta articulada del sistema de las Naciones Unidas, que busca generar sinergias y coordinar acciones, con los países en el centro, y con el acompañamiento de las instituciones de integración subregional.…
The Comprehensive Development Plan aims to create a sustainable development space and generate opportunities to improve the quality of life of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and south-southeast Mexico, thus making migration a choice rather than an obligation. This is an joined up response by the United Nations system, which seeks to generate synergies and coordinate actions with the countries at the centre and the support of subregional integration institutions.…
El Plan de Desarrollo Integral tiene el propósito de crear un espacio de desarrollo sostenible y generar oportunidades para mejorar la calidad de vida de la población de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y el sur-sureste de México, y así permitir que la migración sea una opción y no una obligación. Esta es una respuesta articulada del sistema de las Naciones Unidas, que busca generar sinergias y coordinar acciones, con los países en el centro, y con el acompañamiento de las instituciones de integración subregional.…