Augusto De La Torre: 4 books

During the 1980s and 1990s, financial sectors were the Achilles' heel of economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Since then, these sectors have grown and deepened, becoming more integrated and competitive, with new actors, markets, and instruments springing up and financial inclusion...

Interest in access to finance and awareness of its importance have increased significantly since the early 2000s. Growing evidence suggests that lack of access to credit prevents many households and firms from financing high-return investment projects, which has an adverse effect on growth and poverty...

ÍNDICE Adelardo López de Ayala Alfonso Álvarez de Villasandino Alfonso Onceno Alfredo Espino Álvaro de Luna Ana María Chouhy Aguirre Anastasio de Ochoa VIII.Andrés Bello IX.Ángel Saavedra, Duque de Rivas X.Antón de Montoro XI.Antonio de Villegas XII.Abu Ahmad ben Hayyun XIII.Adela Zamudio...

Back in the early 1990s, economists and policy makers had high expectations about the prospects for domestic capital market development in emerging economies, particularly in Latin America. Unfortunately, they are now faced with disheartening results. Stock and bond markets remain illiquid and segmented....