IDB urges LAC nations to streamline government employment spending

The Inter-American Development Bank is calling on Latin America and Caribbean countries to coordinate fiscal and human resource management more closely to optimise government employment, which accounts for a third of regional public expenditure.

The IDB has released a comprehensive study titled Better Government for Better Lives that compiles data from the past 10 years on the professionalisation and modernisation of the civil service in Latin America and the Caribbean.

It said this report provides a detailed overview of the region's challenges and proposes a roadmap for building a more efficient, inclusive, and resilient civil service.