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Promoting inclusive growth, investing in human capital and building resilience are the main pillars of the WBG program in the region. This includes encouraging better governance, economic integration and leveraging the private finance necessary to address the region’s pressing development needs.

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Saint Lucia more resilient

¿What are we doing for help citizens adapt to climate change in Saint Lucia?

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For the growth in Ecuador

The World Bank Group has a New Country Partnership Framework for sustainable development and growth in Ecuador

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A bee fly with hope over Chaco

The Melipona, a newly recognized and non-stinging bee, is a source of both economic and biological hope in Chaco

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Latin America and the Caribbean At-A-Glance

The LAC region is now expected to grow 0.6% in 2018 and 1.6% in 2019. The main reasons for the weaker growth in South America are the market turbulence that started in Argentina in April, the growth slowdown in Brazil, the continued deterioration of the situation in Venezuela, and a turn for the worse in the external environment.

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