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Gema Sacristán is IDB Invest's Chief Investment Officer. She joined the Inter-American Development Bank in 2008 as an Investment Officer in the Structured and Corporate Finance Department, where she subsequently became Chief of the Financial Markets Division. Prior to this role, she held various leadership positions in commercial and investment banking in Madrid, London and New York. Among them, she was the director of the Export and Agency Financing Unit for the Americas at BBVA New York and vice president and product manager in the area of Global Trade Finance at Banco Santander Nueva York.

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How the Way Was Paved for Sustainable Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean is experiencing an expansion in sustainable investment, greater interest by investors, a wider range of products, and a public sector that is encouraging this investment.
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Ten Good Things That 2020 Left Behind

Let's have a look at ten good, non-transient things from this year that are here to stay.
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Accelerating the Region’s Recovery through Trade Finance

About 90% of global trade depends on some type of financing, mainly in the short-term. Today more than ever, companies in Latin America and the Caribbean need to finance their trade operations to be more resilient and sustainable in the long-term.
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Thematic Bonds Are Driving a Sustainable Economic Recovery

It comes down to this: the only way to recover from the pandemic is through sustainable development. Thematic bonds can be green, social or sustainable (a combination of green and social projects).
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How the 2030 Agenda Can Help Us Tackle the COVID-19 Crisis

The economic recovery this time around will have to be different, centered on environmental and social sustainability. It must steer us toward a low-carbon economy that is resilient to the effects of climate change and does not leave anyone behind.
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Making Global Progress in Responsible Investments

Responsible finance flourished when they were most necessary: shortly after the financial crisis of 2008. Its momentum has come from increasingly more conscious investors.
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