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COVID-19 and violent actors in the global south : an inter- and cross-regional comparison

Bank, André; Deepen, Yannick; Grauvogel, Julia; … - German Institute for Global and Area Studies - 2022

This Working Paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and non-state violent actors in the Global South. We provide an ACLED-based interregional mapping of trends in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, and subSaharan Africa. Cross-regional case...

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How important are remittances to savings? : evidence from the Latin America and the Caribbean countries

Nnyanzi, John Bosco; Kilimani, Nicholas; Oryema, John Bosco - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 13 (2022) 1, pp. 1-37

remittances to savings. On average, an increase in inward remittances by 1% leads to about 0.10% increase in savings ceteris … case. Quite outstanding here is the observation of the detrimental role of remittances on savings in the long-run once … direct investment (FDI), and foreign aid were found to be important moderators of the remittances-savings linkage. For the …

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Impact of tax structures on growth in Congo, Brazzaville

Kuso, Yasin; Gachunga, Muhia John - In: Academic journal of economic studies 5 (2019) 2, pp. 108-113

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Sovereign credit ratings in Latin America and the Caribbean : trends and impact on debt spreads

Bustillo, Inés; Perrotti, Daniel E.; Velloso, Helvia - 2018

Due to historically low internal saving rates, access to external financing is very important to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), even more so in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Public financing falls short of what is...

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Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean : ... year in review

Vereinte Nationen / Economic Commission for Latin … - Washington, D.C. : [Economic Commission for Latin … - 2017-

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Debt reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean

Panizza, Ugo; Powell, Andrew - 2023

During the pandemic, public debt in Latin America and the Caribbean rose to more than 70 percent of GDP, and countries are now attempting to lower debt ratios. We analyze past debt reduction episodes and find inflation and the real interest rate were the most frequent main drivers, while higher...

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External crisis vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean

Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Fernández Arias, Eduardo - 2023

This paper assesses the vulnerability of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies to external crises. It shows that while the average LAC economy has made significant strides to reduce vulnerability to crises to its historical minimum, there is still considerable room for improvement,...

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