Many factors indicate that now may be the time for Latin American economies to work toward greater regional financial integration. Integration, with appropriate management of the risks, could bring needed diversification to Latin American financial sectors, and set the stage for further...

This paper examines the state of financial development in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region as well as potential growth and stability implications from further development. The analysis suggests that access to financial institutions has expanded notably in the past decade, and the...

This work estimates financial development to energy poverty correlation in Latin America through the entropy method, the Principal Component Analysis, and an econometric analysis from 1990 to 2018. The PCA analysis reveals financial development and foreign direct investment as the key variables...

With growth slowing across much of the Latin America as a result of the end of the commodity supercycle and economic rebalancing in China, as well as fragmentation of the international banking system, policies to stimulate growth are needed. This book examines the financial landscapes of seven...

Emerging nations are often distressed if their current administration and governance do not align with social and national needs. Among these worries, there is the fear of public funds misconduct and corruption in the nation's major institutions. Indeed, inadequate administration results in...

Latin America has made significant progress in financial development and poverty reduction in recent decades. Nevertheless, its persistent levels of inequality have further potential to be reduced, and financial development could be an effective way to accomplish this. This paper analyzed the...