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...

The intensification of capital flows is an important characteristic of globalization. Attracting foreign direct investment is a viable way of ensuring the external financing of developing countries. Foreign direct investment flows, in turn, are determined by the decisions of multinational...

After a growth recovery, with an expansion of 1.1 percent in 2017, the region has encountered somebumps in the road. The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is expected to grow at a modest rateof 0.6 percent in 2018 and 1.6 percent in 2019. This slowdown in the region's recovery is...