Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The world has changed in the last two years. Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) face the massive challenge of rebuilding post-pandemic economies. But one thing is certain: Women in the region were hit the hardest during the COVID-19...
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America, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Uruguay
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
In response to the impact of Covid-19 on poverty and inequality in the region, the Economic Commission for Latin America ECLAC has called for Latin American countries to build welfare states. Is this the right call? This blog, and two that will...
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America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Europe, Sweden
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Monday, July 12, 2021
El economista y director del Banco Nación de Argentina, Claudio Lozano y los dirigentes de Unidad Popular presentaron al presidente Alberto Fernández una propuesta de renta básica universal y creación de empleo que aspira a generar 4 millones de puestos...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Ha quedado en evidencia la falta de servicios estatales capaces de atender la enorme demanda sanitaria debido a la disminución y en gran parte privatización de los mecanismos de previsión social. Esto ha potenciado, en varios países de la región, agudos...
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America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela
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Monday, May 24, 2021
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The need for higher allocation for the social safety net programmes (SSNPs) has never been felt so badly than...
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America, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Asia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, South Korea
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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While most of us understand the importance of housing, the nuts and bolts of how housing markets and...
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America, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
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COVID-19 has hit Latin America hard on the health, economic, and social fronts. Week after week, Brazil,...
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America, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The dramatic increase in working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the poor working conditions experienced by many homeworkers who, prior to the crisis, numbered an estimated 260 million people worldwide.
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Africa, Egypt, Ghana, South Sudan, America, Argentina, Mexico, United States, Uruguay, Asia, India, Europe, France, United Kingdom
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
On 3 December 2020, the ISSA Social Security Virtual Summit for the Americas brought together more than 500 administrators, managers and experts in the field from across the region. Under the theme Towards a new normal: Challenges and opportunities, the...
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America, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay
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Friday, November 6, 2020
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My first job in the public sector was for a cash transfer programme called Ellas Hacen (They Do) in...
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America, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Asia, India
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