Housing is more than just basic shelter - it can be a valuable monetary asset, both to households and nations. This book draws on research by experts at the Inter-American Development Bank and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to examine the economic, social and legal...

This publication takes a comprehensive view of all the action areas that need to be addressed in a coordinated and integrated manner to achieve sustainable development for all. The articles included herein deal with how to enhance the quality of life of the poor, how to enable all members of...

This report outlines the findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit's in-depth analysis of the microfinance business environment in 55 countries. The index that underlies this report allows countries and regions to be compared across two broad categories: Regulatory Framework and Practices,...

Housing is more than just basic shelter - it can be a valuable monetary asset, both to households and nations. This book draws on research by experts at the Inter-American Development Bank and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to examine the economic, social and legal...

This publication takes a comprehensive view of all the action areas that need to be addressed in a coordinated and integrated manner to achieve sustainable development for all. The articles included herein deal with how to enhance the quality of life of the poor, how to enable all members of...

This report provides a summary of the Business Climate Initiative actions and achievements in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2005. With the Business Climate Initiative, the IDB group is committed to assisting its member countries in the identification and removal of obstacles to the well...

This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2004. It provides a description on a country-by-country basis and a regional overlook of the Bank's various operations - loans, guarantees, financing...

This Financial Market Development Strategy (GN-1948-3) has been prepared to assist IDB staff in the process of supporting financial market development, as financial markets provide the appropriate environment for capital mobilization to profitable investment opportunities. The IDB must strive...

En la presente evaluación (MIF/GN-78-4) se mide el desempeño de los proyectos del FOMIN en las esferas de la reforma financiera y el desarrollo de los mercados de capital. Las operaciones del FOMIN se juzgan en función de su compatibilidad con las prioridades de países, con las políticas...

This Strategy highlights the problems facing the Region's capital markets and the importance of raising domestic savings in the context of well-functioning capital markets; discusses the conditions, structure and instruments for efficient and complete markets and new products; and reviews the...