La seguridad energética de Centroamérica: propuesta para una estimación abarcadora
En este documento se propone un conjunto de indicadores para evaluar la seguridad energética de Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá. A partir del diagnóstico, centrado en los problemas energéticos de cada país, se presentaron indicadores que permitieran obtener un índice de seguridad energética (ISE).
Digital Tokens for Climate Action and Nature-Based Solutions: Exploration of Opportunities and Considerations
This report on digital tokens for climate action and nature-based solutions forms a valuable addition to the emerging body of knowledge and is specially intended to inform, inspire, and spur action for new, innovative, and potentially effective ways of providing financial resources and effective action for climate action and the conservation and regeneration of our natural capital.
Scaling Innovations in Development: The Experience of IDB Lab
Based on the research and analysis
conducted for this report, IDB Lab has an
opportunity to show other development
finance institutions (DFIs) how to support
the systematic scaling up of successful
innovations. Many development
organizations have set up competitions
and labs to tap into the rich innovation
current in the world.
The status of women in agrifood systems
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the status of women in agrifood systems. It analyses the multiple sources of inequality that constrain their participation, well-being and empowerment; describes policies and approaches that have supported gender equality and women’s empowerment; and details how women’s equal participation in agrifood systems can transform individual and global outcomes.
Honour loans: a comprehensive mechanism to foster development by supporting MSMEs – ICReport in the series on Innovative Finances
The honour loans mechanism is a multidimensional one combining financing free of interest or requirement for securities or guarantees, with support to entrepreneurs. It has several benefits for entrepreneurs. They are a complement to the local financial ecosystem and thus contribute to filling the finance gap. They can be integrated into national long-term public policies to support MSMEs and adapted to regional programmes.
Cross-border infrastructure projects: The European Investment Bank’s role in cross-border infrastructure projects
This report presents an overview of the EIB’s support for cross-border infrastructure projects. While some national infrastructure projects such as airports or ports may have significant cross-border impacts or a regional dimension, these have not been considered in this overview.
What drives firms’ investment in climate change? Evidence from the 2022-2023 EIB Investment Survey
This report draws from data collected for the EIB Investment Survey 2022-2023. It examines the willingness of European firms to address climate change in the current context of the energy crisis. First, it presents the answers provided by firms across the European Union to a set of questions on energy and climate change. Then, it goes more in-depth by providing firms’ answers in each EU country.
Cutting plastics pollution Financial measures for a more circular value chain
This report by the European Investment Bank’s Innovation and Digital Finance Advisory Division examines the inefficiencies that lead to leakages across the plastics value chain — built up over many decades of exponential growth in both the types and volume of plastics produced — and the potential for directing investment towards solutions to the problem.
Advanced digital technologies and investment in employee training: Complements or substitutes?
Using firm-level data covering the 27 EU countries, the UK and the US, we show that employers tend to reduce investment in training per employee after adopting advanced digital technologies (ADT). We estimate with a control function approach firm-level production functions augmented with two factors, the training stock per employee and digital technology use.
The Political Economy of Slum Growth: Evidence from Brazil
Existing explanations for slum growth focus on rural-urban migration and poverty. While these factors are relevant for rapidly urbanizing low-income countries, slum growth is frequent in highly urbanized, middle-income countries in Latin America. This paper provides evidence from Brazil that local government actions can increase slum growth without changes in poverty or immigration.