Author Bio
Joana Pascual
Joana is a principal investment officer in infrastructure at BID Invest, where she joined in 2016. She is responsible for the origination and structuring of financing operations in the sectors of transportation, energy, water and sanitation, and social infrastructure. She has led transactions in Mexico, Chile, Guatemala, Belize, Jamaica, Argentina, and Uruguay, among other countries in Latin America. Before joining the IDB Group, Joana worked for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Latin America and in French and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. Joana holds master's degrees in economics and finance from Columbia University in New York (USA) and from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) (France). In addition, she has a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science.
Posts by Joana Pascual
Xochi: A Path of Flowers to Alleviate Traffic Woes in Guatemala
In a country where gridlocks are a part of daily life, a private toll road built to international standards drastically reduces travel time, empowers local communities, and innovates in more than one way for a project of its kind.