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...

This presentation explores the economic, institutional and technological contexts in which micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are called upon to operate and the fiscal treatment issues public authorities should take into account. It also focuses on the basic features of the tax systems...

Este documento (MIF/GN-78-13) es el resultado de la evaluación de un grupo de 17 proyectos del FOMIN en el área de medio ambiente, enmarcado dentro del programa de trabajo de evaluación del FOMIN encomendado por el Comité de Donantes a OVE. El informe está estructurado de la siguiente...

This report, prepared by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu transfer pricing specialists with the funding of the IDB, compares the transfer pricing regulations in the OECD guidelines, and in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela.

This second presentation discusses: 1) A framework of incentives for risk management; 2) The identification of economic instruments for environmental and natural resource management; 3) Strategic actions to reduce the risk of disasters by means of environmental management economic instruments;...

The main objective of the study is to assess the extent to which participatory budgeting (OP) is fostering the efficient and democratic allocation of resources and citizen involvement in the planning and management of their localities. The report draws upon extensive field research undertaken by...

MERCOSUR Report No. 16 - July 2010-June 2011 - analyzes the macroeconomic outlook and trade flows of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) countries, as well as the main aspects of the block's integration process, in terms both of its internal and external agendas.

In the first half of 1998, the impact of the Asian crisis on the level of economic activity in the four MERCOSUR countries was, in addition to being reasonably differentiated, much less severe than had been forecast at the end of 1997. However, the sub-regional gross domestic product (GDP),...

MERCOSUR has become less operational, despite government claims that it will continue to play a leading role in the international insertion strategies of its member countries for some years. The current crisis is clearly far from over. It is important to note that the enormous difficulties that...