The role of Development Banks in Latin America: loans and interventions in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina

Abstract

This paper brings together in a comparative manner the studies carried out by the Center for Labor and Agrarian Development Studies (Cedla, Bolivia), the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton (IDS, Brazil); the Fundación Foro Nacional por Colombia, Capítulo Región Central (Foro Región Central, Colombia); the Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN, Argentina), and Derecho, Ambiente y Recuros Naturales (DAR, Peru), which aimed to analyze the behavior of DFIs in the region during the pandemic, the types of support they offered, what specifically the financing acquired, the conditions, what are the problems found and main recommendations for these international entities.