As a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021was a year of enormous challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The region faced a daunting health emergency, for which it was ill prepared...
This book showcases the many ways in which the World Bank is pushing the medium-term sustainable development agenda forward while dealing with the pressing health emergency response and the economic and...
The COVID-19 pandemic completely changed priorities and policy actions in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year. The health emergency response became the first immediate challenge, focused...
When this booklet was prepared, COVID-19 was not part of our lexicon. Our concerns were more related to the low GDP growth of the region (close to zero) and the social unrest that we had been observing...
The hallmark of the energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP) is the promotion and support of innovation and forward thinking in the energy sector. In these times, finding new solutions to energy...