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LSE and IDB will collaborate on key issues in Latin America and the Caribbean

The labour market is evolving rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean and around the world and we must invest and innovate
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The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote programs and projects that foster cooperation between them, given their common focus on the Latin American and Caribbean region.

The partnership represents a commitment to pursue collaboration in the areas of knowledge production, knowledge exchange and dissemination to expand the reach and impact of knowledge products, knowledge transfer and thought leadership related to the advancement of the Latin America and Caribbean region.

At LSE, the relationship with the IDB Group will be led by the LSE Latin American and Caribbean Centre (LACC), which was created in January 2016 to lead the university’s research and public engagement with the region.

The partnership was formally announced on Wednesday 4 October at the first LSE-IDB conference entitled “Skills for Development in a Changing World,” which was opened by LSE Director, Dame Minouche Shafik. The event, inspired by the IDB’s flagship publication “Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development”, explored the obstacles and opportunities related to the region’s skills gap, and discussed the future of skills in the region, the implications of a new “skills economy,” the gender divisions of labour, and other issues related to this topic.

“The labour market is evolving rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean and around the world and we must invest and innovate to ensure our citizens to acquire the skills they need to thrive,” remarked Bernardo Guillamón, Manager of the Office of Outreach and Partnerships at the IDB. “We are pleased to partner with the London School of Economics and Political Science to highlight the importance of this issue and to brainstorm new solutions that can help us build a brighter future for the region.”

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For more information, contact

Karen Harris, LSE Latin American and Caribbean Centre, K.Harris@lse.ac.uk

Jess Winterstein, Media Relations Office, LSE, j.winterstein@lse.ac.uk, 020 7107 5025

The Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social and institutional projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Besides loans, grants and guarantees, the IDB conducts cutting-edge research to offer innovative and sustainable solutions to our region’s most pressing challenges. Founded in 1959 to help accelerate progress in its developing member countries, the IDB continues to work every day to improve lives.

The Latin America and Caribbean Centre at LSE
The Latin America and Caribbean Centre serves as a focal point for LSE’s research and public engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean. A key aim of the Centre is to raise public awareness, including in Latin America and Caribbean itself, of LSE research through knowledge-exchange. The Centre assists faculty to promote and disseminate research findings with international bodies, governments, business groups, civil society organisations, think tanks, media and the general public, enhancing the impact of the LSE’s multi- and inter- disciplinary expertise. The Centre supports collaboration and outreach with academic and non-academic stakeholders, through the organisation of meetings, workshops, conferences, blogs and publications.