Latin America and the Caribbean have become the new COVID-19 global epicenter. The human cost has…
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Teleworking is Not Working for the Poor, the Young, and the Women
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating labor markets across the world. Tens of millions of workers lost…
Fiscal Policies for a Transformed World post COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already prompted an unprecedented fiscal policy response of close to $11…
Countries Can Take Steps Now to Rebuild from COVID-19
Securing core public services, getting money directly to people and maintaining the private sector will limit…
Digital financial inclusion in times of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic could be a game changer for digital financial services. Low-income households and small…
Networks for decentralization and subnational fiscal management: the USA experience
Most local and state level governments in the United States belong to networks and organizations that…
Subnational governments and coronavirus: five critical actions the IDB is supporting
Subnational governments (SNGs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are on the frontline of the…
Possible macro-fiscal consequences of COVID-19 in Latin America
The pandemic does not come to the region in good time, the little dynamism of growth…
Access to financial information: a pillar of tax transparency and the fight against fraud
Tax administrations, given the nature of their functions, require access to information held by the financial…
COVID-19’s far reaching impact on global drug abuse
According to UNODC’s World Drug Report 2020, some 269 million people abused drugs in 2018 –…