Blogs

August 6, 2024

Family Remittances in 2024: Looking Ahead amid Possible Shifts in Flows

This briefing offers a descriptive perspective regarding remittance transfer growth in 2024. We point out that, this year, flows will experience less than six percent growth. The memo highlights some...

Patrick Springer

July 31, 2024

Sending Money to Mexico: Slowed Growth in 2024

This briefing offers an update on remittance growth in Mexico for 2024 by looking past trends as well as key issues. Additionally, the memo shows how government policy has sought...

Patrick Springer

July 29, 2024

Los retos de la educación en el siglo XXI en América Latina: Una reflexión crítica

El artículo "Los retos de la educación en el Siglo XXI en América Latina: Una reflexión crítica" de Ariel Fiszbein, director del Programa de Educación del Diálogo Interamericano explora los...

July 26, 2024

China’s 3rd Plenum—Three Takeaways for Latin America

China's 3rd Plenum sets the course for Chinese economic policy over the next five years. What will China's plans mean for Latin America?...

June 13, 2024

Today’s Challenges for Salvadorans in the face of the Current President’s Legacy

Setting aside the debate surrounding the legitimacy and popularity of President Nayib Bukele, he has a number of challenges ahead of him in the social, political, and economic sphere. In...

May 3, 2024

Democracy Under Siege in Central America

Democracy is under threat in Central America and authoritarianism is on the rise. This problem is having long-term institutional and economic implications for these countries and poses serious challenges for...

April 25, 2024

Migration from Andean Countries

The Andean migrant population in the US is remitting 50% of all flows to their homelands in the Andes, over US$10 billion in 2022 from the US and US$11 billion...

Patrick Springer

February 22, 2024

Migration and Remittances: An Outlook for 2024

The following note by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program at the Inter-American Dialogue, offers some observations pertaining to a migration and remittance outlook in 2024....

January 13, 2024

Unraveling Ecuador’s Security Crisis: Can Tough Measures Confront Organized Crime?

Ecuador's security crisis has surged to unprecedented levels, casting a chilling shadow across the nation. The distressing events on January 8 and 9 are a demonstration of a crisis that...

Daniel Caballero

Bernarda Jarrín