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FLAR Blog Septiembre
Dollarization and the International Bank Lending Channel in Latin America
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Overview of Direct Investment (DI) in Paraguay: 2008-2023
Paper agosto 2025
New Working Paper

Dollarization and the International Bank Lending Channel: Evidence from Latin America

Paper Revista Académica
Working paper in academic journal

Climate growth at risk in the global south

Webinar FLAR - 09 de junio
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The Impact of Financial Crises on Industrial Growth: Lessons from the Last 40 Years
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FLAR Blog Septiembre
Dollarization and the International Bank Lending Channel in Latin America
FLAR Blog Agosto
Overview of Direct Investment (DI) in Paraguay: 2008-2023
Paper agosto 2025
New Working Paper

Dollarization and the International Bank Lending Channel: Evidence from Latin America

Paper Revista Académica
Working paper in academic journal

Climate growth at risk in the global south

Webinar FLAR - 09 de junio
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Webinar | FLAR
The Impact of Financial Crises on Industrial Growth: Lessons from the Last 40 Years
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FLAR Blog Septiembre
Dollarization and the International Bank Lending Channel in Latin America
FLAR Blog Agosto
Overview of Direct Investment (DI) in Paraguay: 2008-2023
Paper agosto 2025
New Working Paper

Dollarization and the International Bank Lending Channel: Evidence from Latin America

Paper Revista Académica
Working paper in academic journal

Climate growth at risk in the global south

Webinar FLAR - 09 de junio
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Webinar | FLAR
The Impact of Financial Crises on Industrial Growth: Lessons from the Last 40 Years
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Support members’ balances of payments, by providing loans or by guaranteeing third-party loans.

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Improve the investment conditions for the members’ international reserves.

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Contribute to the harmonization of the members’ exchange rate, monetary and financial policies.

Read blog | While the bank lending channel has been widely studied in the economic literature, its implications for dollarized economies have received little attention. Our recent research focuses on this type of economy to evaluate two hypotheses: First, does an international lending channel operate within the dollarized economies of Latin America? Second, how does the degree of dollarization influence the strength of this transmission mechanism?

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Watch replayThe aim of this new edition of FLAR Talks was to analyze and discuss the impact of financial crises on industrial growth over the past 40 years, based on the article written by Carlos Madeira.

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Photo Gallery | On May 16, Medellín served as the meeting point—both in person and virtually—for distinguished academics, policymakers, and financial experts during the seminar “Climate Change and Its Impact on Macroeconomic and Financial Stability.” Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to a meaningful conversation about the future of the global economy.

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The Latin American Reserve Fund, through its “Economic Database SIE”, provides the public with economic and financial figures for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, which makes it easier to prepare analyzes and economic studies.

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Central Banks Members

Banco Central de Bolivia

Banco Central de Chile

Banco de la República

Banco Central de Costa Rica

Banco central del Ecuador

Banco Central del Paraguay

Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Banco Central del Uruguay

Banco Central de Venezuela