The institutions that support micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America have demonstrated their capacity to react to the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, making unprecedented efforts to adapt support instruments and adjust their management modalities to new needs.
This document summarizes the experiences of nine countries in the region (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Uruguay), highlighting good practices and methodological lessons learned that can be leveraged to improve the performance of t…
Las instituciones que apoyan a las microempresas y pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes) de América Latina han demostrado tener la capacidad de reaccionar a los desafíos impuestos por la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) mediante esfuerzos inéditos para adaptar los instrumentos de apoyo y ajustar sus modalidades de gestión a las nuevas necesidades.
En este documento se sintetizan las experiencias de nueve países de la región (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, México, Panamá y Uruguay), destacando buenas prácticas y aprendizajes metodológicos que pueden c…
This paper analyzes the determinants of arabica green coffee prices in Latin American countries using a time series analysis and panel data methods. For this purpose, we construct a panel of different coffee prices: Coffee Organization (ICO) composite prices for Brazilian Naturals, Colombian Milds, and Other Milds; prices paid by the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC) to coffee growers; and farm gate prices by country. The results show that the Brazilian Real to USD real exchange rate, inflation, and rain in January affect prices positively. In contrast, green coffee inventorie…
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