The services sector is increasingly important to the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, but productivity remains relatively low.
Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced a period of sustained economic growth rooted in improvements in productivity and high international prices for natural resources.
The Caribbean is a diverse group of countries, both culturally and economically. Most of them, however, face daunting development challenges, including pervasive crime, unemployment and an underdeveloped formal (private) sector.
International Lawyers and Economists against Poverty (ILEAP) is an initiative that aims to help African and Caribbean countries derive full benefit from integration into the global economy.
Equitable access to and efficient management of water is critical for sustainable development, ecosystem protection, and social and political stability.
This project aims to inform policy on both the content and administration of family law in the Caribbean, and to facilitate integration of legal and social protection systems.
The Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (ERF) is the only regional network for economic research covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Between 1965 and 2000, about 12% of the Caribbean labour force moved to Canada and other developed countries, making the Caribbean the largest per capita source of emigrants in the world.
The number of women migrating within Latin America has grown significantly over the last few decades.
Governance of aquatic resources continues to be a major problem in most parts of the world. More than 50 million people are highly dependent on aquatic resources that continue to be degraded and governed in an unsustainable way.