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WE Finance Code Colombia: Data and Partnerships to Expand Financing for Women-Led Businesses
Financial sector stakeholders across Colombia are joining forces to expand women entrepreneurs’ access to credit through data, collaboration, and financial solutions tailored to their needs.
Who Governs Those Who Manage Capital?
Learn about the new corporate governance best practice framework for private equity funds and fund managers, developed by the Mexican Private Equity Association (AMEXCAP) with the support of IDB Invest.
The World Cup's Legacy for the Creative Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
The tournament strengthens the creative industries ecosystem, building the momentum for investment in the businesses that power digital content, media, and intellectual property across the region.
Agrophotovoltaics: A Double Opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean
Agrophotovoltaic production combines crop growing and/or animal husbandry practices underneath ground-mounted solar panels. By generating renewable energy, conserving water and making an efficient use of resources, it can open the way for a low-carbon, climate change-resilient future.
Helping Brazil to Cut Down on Water Losses
Brazil, a country with abundant water resources but also significant regional imbalances when it comes to access to clean water and sanitation, has surprisingly high rates of water losses. A new fund seeks to fund the fight for an efficient use of water and energy.
Innovative Incentives for Early Coal Plant Phase Out: The case of Engie in Chile
An example of how carbon markets can be a useful tool to accelerate the energy transition process in Latin America and the Caribbean.
IDB World: ChatGPT & SMEs, Electromobility, Tax Compliance
We present three blog posts from the IDB Group on the use of ChatGPT with SMEs in the region, the promotion of electromobility, and the use of social networks to improve tax compliance in Chile.
Dissecting the Confidence Crisis: Mexico’s Alternative Lenders
As some of Mexico’s alternative credit providers have fallen from grace, others have emerged and lessons have been learned by new and existing players in the non-bank financial sector, creating opportunities for growth in multiple segments.
Digital Connectivity: Oil for the 21st Century
High-capacity data connections may be the oil of the 21st century: a potential source of great wealth for countries that best exploit this resource. A great example of this potential is Paraguay, a landlocked country equidistant from the large economies of South America.
