This paper aims to assist policy makers interested in establishing or strengthening financial strategies to increase the financial response capacity of developing country governments in the aftermath of natural disasters, while protecting their long-term fiscal balance. Contingent credit is...

The IDB's mandate to promote development in the Latin America and Caribbean region includes a strategic approach along a climate-resilient and low-carbon path. Our adaptation and mitigation work, therefore, continues to expand in depth and breadth. This quarterly newsletter intends to share -in...

Insurance regulation and supervision is of a high standard, and most of the enhancements suggested have been put in place. Further enhancements will be required, in the context of the forthcoming introduction of Solvency II requirements, in such areas as the frequency of onsite inspections, the...