This paper outlines some of the issues that affect small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in three areas: regulation, procurement, and dispute resolution. The work presented herein is part of the Bank's most recent efforts to develop new approaches and instruments to strengthen its role as a...

The OECD has been active in promoting competition policy among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and in recent years it has formed a partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank for this purpose. The principal feature of this partnership has been the annual Latin American...

This volume comprises follow-up work on the four Latin American peer review reports which have been produced to date in the framework of the Latin American Competition Forum, namely, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru, as well as the peer review of Mexico held in the OECD Competition Committee....

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on November 11th and 12th, 2002. ODEF initiated operating in 1985 and the credit program in 1989. Became self-sufficient in 1996. It...

This paper outlines some of the issues that affect small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in three areas: regulation, procurement, and dispute resolution. The work presented herein is part of the Bank's most recent efforts to develop new approaches and instruments to strengthen its role as a...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la IV Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 11 y 12 de noviembre de 2002. ODEF inició: operaciones en 1985 y programa de crédito en 1989. Logró...

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on November 11th and 12th, 2002. ODEF initiated operating in 1985 and the credit program in 1989. Became self-sufficient in 1996. It...

El Comité de Educación de la OCDE puso en marcha esta importante actividad en marzo de 2002. Los Ministros de Educación se habían marcado un ambicioso calendario de reforma escolar y su conclusión era que "es necesario estudiar conjuntamente estrategias que atraigan y retengan a los...

Esta presentación fue comisionada por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la IV Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 11 y 12 de noviembre de 2002. ODEF inició: operaciones en 1985 y programa de crédito en 1989. Logró...