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Broadband Boosts Business Performance and Access to Credit in Peru

Access to universal and meaningful broadband internet is a must for boosting economic growth and reducing the digital divide in Latin America and the Caribbean. It can also boost access to finance for the most excluded segment of the credit market: micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). A recent study supported by IDB and IDB Invest analyzed the effects of broadband expansion on the credit market in Peru, finding that smaller firms with limited credit histories benefited the most.

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How Are We Doing? Five Takeaways from Our Annual Impact Management Report

Multilateral development banks play a critical role in catalyzing private sector investment towards impact, which calls for robust impact management approaches. In addition to sharing how we do it (impact management practice), reporting on how we are doing (impact performance) is an essential element of our Impact Management Framework at IDB Invest, which we do annually through our Development Effectiveness Overview.

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Is Sustainable Finance Closing Gaps in Latin America & the Caribbean?

The question of how impact investors can be persuaded to allocate resources to Latin America & the Caribbean is key to the region’s future.

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Latin America at a Crossroads

Latin America and the Caribbean now faces a crossroads where we must work to optimize the many opportunities to build a different and better world.

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IDB World: Electronic Commerce, Ecological Forests, Regional Remittances

We present three selected blog posts from the IDB Group, on international e-commerce, the importance of forests as providers of ecosystem services, and cross-border capital transfers during the pandemic.

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In Confusing Times, Clarifying ESG principles is Key for the Region’s Banking Sector

Recent global political and financial tensions highlight the importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors for the region’s banking sector. A study provides key conclusions on the early adoption of these factors in the Southern Cone.

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