En 2007 se inició un programa cofinanciado por el Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA) y el Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones del BID, con la asistencia técnica del Banco Mundial, con el propósito de asistir a los bancos centrales y demás autoridades de competentes de los...

El interés de los gobiernos, del sector financiero y del sector empresarial en América Latina y el Caribe por superar los obstáculos al financiamiento que afectan el dinamismo emprendedor de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipyme) se ha potenciado sustancialmente en los últimos...

In this paper we present evidence suggesting that international migrant remittances generally lead to improved developmental outcomes. Using a cross-section of Mexican municipalities in the year 2000, we show that increases in the fraction of households receiving international remittances are...

Using data from Mexican surveys of Microenterprises conducted between 1992 and 1998, we examine the association between migration to the US and investment in microenterprises, the use of paid and unpaid labor, and the earnings of micro entrepreneurs. We find that investments in microenterprises...

This report seeks to analyze the efforts among financial institutions to leverage the relationship between financial intermediation and remittance transfers. The impact of family remittances has been highlighted in the literature as an important one for development. A development impact is one...

Workers's remittances to Mexico represent one of Mexico's most important sources of foreign income, only second to petroleum sales. This paper attempts to measure the elasticity or responsiveness of healthcare use to remittances. Do remittances increase healthcare use by a large or a small...

This paper examines the impact of migration on education inequality in rural Mexico. Using data from the 1997 National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID), we first examine the impact of migration on educational attainment for males and females aged 12-15 and 16-18. We then build on the...

Guatemala - Final public report about the Program for application of general principles for Latin American and Caribbean remittance market

Presentación que brinda información sobre la Gestión del Conocimiento en el FOMIN, la Red de Proyectos de Integración Productiva (PIP), los mecanismos de colaboración para la comunidad de aprendizaje PIP y la Comunidad de Aprendizaje Inter-institucional.

En este documento se presenta una serie de lineamientos y lecciones operativas para promover mercados de servicios de desarrollo empresarial (SDE) para las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MIPyME) a través de mecanismos de bonos y fondos compartidos. Estas experiencias son analizadas en el...