In Peru, health insurance now extends to 99 percent of the population. Nevertheless, 7 out of every 10 individuals still cannot access the healthcare they need. How can we transition towards…
Implementing a Health Information Management System could be the key to transforming the sector in Peru.
A recent peer learning workshop for five Latin American countries underscored the importance of effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frameworks for ensuring the successful implementation…
State-owned financial institutions (SOFIs) are often associated with poor corporate governance, political interference, crowding out of private sector resources, higher non-performing loans (NPLs…
Blog about how the global crises and uncertainty are testing the economic resilience of the Western Balkans. And what the governments across the region should consider in order to build greater…
With the reduction in health budgets following the response to the COVID-19 crisis, Latin American and Caribbean countries must prioritize spending on high-yield resilience.
Just as the economies of the Western Balkans were looking to sustain a recovery from the shock of COVID-19, the region now faces a new combination of challenges. The war in Ukraine, the resulting…
Learn more about the potential of the sovereign green, social and sustainability bond market to mobilize private capital.
This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces five papers published from March 16 to March 31 on various topics, including…
So why aren’t Peru and other countries around the world using the dearth of relevant data and knowledge to fine-tune their health and economic decisions during the pandemic?