Why are there unlikely cases of state capacity success in contexts where you wouldn’t expect them? In this piece, I examine why and try to identify some key lessons. blogs.iadb.org/administracion…

Yesterday #Panama achieved a significant milestone in terms of transparency with the launch of Gestión Transparente Panamá. This platform provides access to all budgetary information about public resources. Congratulations to the @Gobierno de Panamá!

With just 7 years left to meet the SDG2030, can the international financial system accelerate support to countries? In this @DEVEX interview, I argue that the upcoming Finance in Common Summit in Colombia may be our best chance to close the funding gap. 
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In our panel, "The Global Gateway Investment Agenda and Beyond: Strengthening the EU-LAC Partnership for Sustainable Development," we explored ways to enhance the allocation of resources in LAC. Together, our impact has the potential to be greater than the sum of the parts.

How to build state capability to address complex or “wicked” policy problems? This new study draws on sectoral examples in climate change to propose specific institutional and managerial reforms aimed at enabling a “solutions-search” approach to these problems.

We approved a US$400 million contingent loan for Ecuador to strengthen its financial resilience to natural disasters and global health pandemics. In light of El Niño, the timing of this approval is key to continue strengthening Ecuador’s disaster financial risk management.

How can we accelerate financial inclusion in Latin America? BIS and IDB have joined forces to develop FuSSE— a regional public good providing a modular and open source approach for Central Banks to harmonize practices, for instance, to fast retail digital payments.

⁦⁦⁦⁦Lant Pritchett⁩ take on my piece on state capability: the solution-search approach allows orgs to create shared & synchronous experiences that lead to improvements in practices & performance. Building The Wave – Building State Capability bsc.hks.harvard.edu/2023/07/19/bui…

It’s a privilege and a pleasure to publish this piece with Ilan Goldfajn. In it, we lay out the unique relevance of ConectaLAC for digital infrastructure investments in Latin America and the Caribbean. blogs.iadb.org/conocimiento-a…

What are common features of global public goods aimed at reaching scale and impact in climate finance? In this piece, we examine how smart scale, high powered incentives, sectoral upgrading and institutional capacity can work in practice. blogs.iadb.org/administracion…

Reunión productiva con el presidente electo de Honduras, Papi a la Orden, sobre cómo el Grupo Banco Mundial apoyará la agenda en infraestructura, agricultura y habilidades — pilares del crecimiento y el empleo en #Honduras. Estamos listos para acompañar a la nueva administración.