As we've noted previously openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor…, today the FT recognizes the improved quality of macro management in LAC and that it is paying off in lower spreads. The region needs to defend these institutional gains. ft.com/content/ad6f08… via @financialtimes

A worthy agenda-with ports on both coasts, Colombia could join Mexico in attracting reshoring and green industries. However, work to do on worker skills, infrastructure, trade costs and systemic predictability. openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor… ft.com/content/fe2113…

This week's Economist article on the centrality of tech adoption lags to growth resonates in Latin America, although I would stress deficient tech capabilities relative to a moving frontier as an additional barrier. economist.com/finance-and-ec…

Vietnam's education gains are real and dramatic; so is Latin America's lag. This paper lnkd.in/eqjQJHiv confirms Vietnam's dramatic catch up... and that that improving educational quality needs to be top LAC priority.

How did Latin America and #Caribbean economies manage to perform above expectations following the COVID-19 crisis? Banco Mundial | América Latina y el Caribe Chief Economist, William F. Maloney speaks about the lessons learned with Managing Director Anna Bjerde on Talking Development.

Some reflections on LAC after hearing President Guillermo Lasso of #Ecuador at the The Wilson Center linkedin.com/posts/william-…

Our latest economic review underscores the persistent challenge of low growth in #LatAm and the #Caribbean, hindering poverty reduction efforts. Leveraging the digital economy can empower governments to foster inclusion and improve governance: wrld.bg/tixM50PQMJ0

Just released: The World Bank Government Analytics Handbook brings together frontier literature on measurement of government performance, and what we know about how to improve it. worldbank.org/en/publication…

Can Latin America and the Caribbean maximize the potential from #reshoring and #FDI? #LATAMC weforum.org/agenda/2024/02…

Just out: my recent blog on whether LAC will take advantage of nearshoring possibilities at the World Economic Forum. #LAC #LATAM #reshoring #FDI World Economic Forum

El PIB de #AmLat y el Caribe crecerá un 1,6% en 2024, ligeramente por debajo del 2,0% proyectado en octubre pasado. Descubre más sobre las #Perspectivas2024 en esta entrevista a @WilliamFMalloney, economista jefe de Banco Mundial | América Latina y el Caribe, con María Eloísa Capurro. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Discutimos con el economista en jefe de LAC para el Banco Mundial los desafíos de crecimiento en una región con pocas pequeñas y medias empresas, una población envejecida y un reciente aumento de la violencia.

Launched yesterday the Spring 2014 Latin American and Caribbean Economic Review stressing competition as a key driver of growth.

El Necesario Moonshot de America Latina, publicado hoy en El Pais. elpais.com/opinion/2024-0…

"The World Bank notes that since 1990, service jobs have risen from 40% to 50% of global employment, as workers left agriculture," says The Economist. Read more in the publication "At Your Service?: The Promise of Services-Led Development" wrld.bg/Qh5650Sx3ZI

Very nice coverage by the Council of Foreign Relations of our report on The Evolving Geography of Productivity and Employment. cfr.org/blog/stagnant-…

Just released: Novel data, novel findings on the interaction of finance and productivity growth. Volume 8 of the World Bank Productivity Project. worldbank.org/en/topic/compe…

Just published: The Fall 2024 Latin American and Caribbean Review (LACER) focusing on Taxing Wealth for Equity and Growth openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/cor…