Emerging and Developing Countries: The Noose is Tightening
The double shock of the health crisis and the war in Ukraine has generated an inflationary spike unprecedented in developed countries since the 1979 oil shock and the Iran-Iraq war. This shock came to interrupt two decades of disinflation imported from China and other emerging and developing countries and more than a decade of ultra-accommodative monetary policies.
The rise of green bonds: Financing for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
In this report, the voluntary criteria currently being used to define which bonds qualify as green are discussed. The growing global green bond market is further examined, as well as the Latin American and Caribbean green bond market, looking more closely at the region’s recent green bond issuances in local and international markets.
Financing for Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014
This document reflects the financial context in which Latin American and Caribbean countries are acting and responding to international requirements. The data show that resources are available and that countries are using them. Progress is needed in analysing their effectiveness and the transition to a form of development where sustainability is no longer seen as an appendix or pilot but as a model.