Eficiencia energética y energías renovables
Se pretende incursionar en el conocimiento del sector energético colombiano y específicamente en el tema de la eficiencia energética y las fuentes no convencionales de energía renovable, justificando la financiación con recursos de Findeter de la demanda creciente de proyectos de energía en el país. Junto con este estudio, la Jefatura de Inteligencia de Negocio proporcionará una base de datos para que el área comercial gestione el relacionamiento necesario
Outlook of Fiscal Relations among Government Levels in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have prepared this publication, Outlook of
Fiscal Relations among Government Levels in Latin America and the Caribbean,
with the financial support of the Spanish Agency for International Development
Cooperation (AECID).
Consumer Loans, Heterogeneous Interest Rates, and Inequality
Using the Brazilian administrative credit registry data with the universe of all
consumer loans originated by banks in the country from 2013 to 2019, we document
high borrowing interest rates, which vary systematically with individual’s
characteristics. In particular, even after controlling for several observable
individual attributes (such as income, occupation, and default probabilities,
low-income), individuals pay higher interest rates than high-income borrowers.
ADAPTING TO NATURAL DISASTERS IN AFRICA
The private sector has an indispensable role to play in advancing climate adaptation and resilience building. The need for private sector solutions to address climate change impacts is even more pronounced in Africa given its sizable needs for adaptation and the limited fiscal space of most African states to adapt and build resilience to climate and disaster risks.
Increasing market acceptance ELTI position paper on the targeted recast of the EU Financial Regulation
On 16 May 2022 the European Commission published a targeted amendment of the EU Financial Regulation, “aiming to strike the right balance by focusing on changes that are really necessary” and included “targeted improvements”, not least on “strengthening the protection of the Union financial interests”.
Decoding the Union budget 2023- 24 : MSME edition
By 2028, it is expected that India’s MSME sector will have contributed US$ 1 trillion to the country’s overall exports, accounting for around 33% of the country’s GDP. There are 7.9 million registered Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in India (MSMEs). About 120 million employment across industries and regions are supported by the sector, which amounts for about 33% of the nation’s overall GDP.
AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS AND TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: OPPORTUNITIES STEMMING FROM THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA
Agriculture is the backbone of the African economy, and a major source of income in African countries (African Development Bank (AfDB), 2016). Fifty-five per cent of jobs in Africa are in the agricultural sector, which generates more than 70 per cent of the income of those living in poverty. However, outdated agricultural practices, the agricultural sector’s vulnerability to climate change and variability, and the continent’s high levels of subsistence farming continue to undermine agricultural productivity. Boosting productivity, which could help address many of the continent’s socioeconomic challenges, including unemployment, entrenched poverty and food insecurity, was therefore identified as a priority area in Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union.
AfCFTA What you need to know
ECA is pleased to launch this information booklet, titled AfCFTA: What You Need to Know, which asks sometimes highly technical questions about the AfCFTA and attempts to answer them in a language that is accurate but also non-technical and accessible at the same time. The overall objective of this information booklet is to help enhance awareness about the AfCFTA among the business community and the general public.
Volunteer-based solution for the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development
This is a policy brief, and hence it represents the synthesis of a reflection. The views and opinions expressed in it are those of the authors and is the product of professional investigation. It is not meant to reflect the official policy, position or opinions of IDEP, neither its Member countries nor its staff members. Any errors are the fault of the authors. Copies of papers can be requested from IDEP Library by writing to: Knowledge Management and Library Division, African Institute of Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Rue du 18 Juin, Dakar, Senegal. Please request papers by number and title.
Congo Basin Climate Commission
The present study was drafted under the overall leadership of Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in close collaboration with Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist at ECA, and with guidance provided by Jean-Paul Adam, Director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Division at ECA. The formulation of the standardized and harmonized protocol was supervised by Nassim Oulmane, Chief of the Green and Blue Economy Section at ECA, and Louis Mitondo Lubango, Environmental Affairs Officer, Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Division. Maxim Lobovikov provided detailed input to facilitate the development of the protocol.