Tax Policy for Inclusive Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Policy options for Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is home of 31% of the world’s freshwater resources1. Proclaimed a human right in July 2010 under the Un Decision 64/292 and recognized in the constitutions of some LAC countries, the availability of clean water in sufficient quantities and quality is essential to human dignity and quality of life. It is also a critical service supporting poverty alleviation...

The Monetary Policy Dilemma in Latin America and the Caribbean

Economic policy Co-Movement in Latin America and the Caribbean

There have been numerous attempts at the formation of regional policy groupings within Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This paper analyses the similarities in macroeconomic policies pursued by member countries using realised correlation analysis on 26 LAC countries and observations covering the period 1970–2005. The study finds evidence of co-movement in monetary, fiscal, trade and capit...

Latin America and the Caribbean

Overall HIV Trends The HIV epidemic in Latin America is stable, and the adult HIV prevalence, at 0.4 percent, has remained unchanged between 2001 and 2010. The epidemic in the Caribbean has slowed significantly since the mid-1990s. The adult HIV prevalence in the Caribbean declined from 1.0 in 2001 to 0.9 in 2010. In 2010, about 76,000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries d...

Latin America and the Caribbean