This edition of IDEA draws from a forthcoming IDB book, Export Pioneers in Latin America, which analyzes a series of … case studies of successful new export activities throughout the region to learn how pioneers jumpstart a virtuous process … illustrate how an initially successful export activity did not stop with the discovery of a single viable product, but instead …

(OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to …

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 … on the constraints hindering SMEs. …

(SMEs) improve productive factors and governance in Brazil. It contributed to the creation and development of the Arranjos … Brazil's SME development. The program also heightened public awareness by supporting and promoting public discussions among … high-level policy makers about SME development. The evaluation team assessed the program in terms of the following factors …

and medium enterprises (SMEs) in different sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean. To that end, MIF supports … activities that promote the creation and strengthening of support services that will spur development of SMEs and stimulate … example of how MIF works in tandem with local institutions to strengthen different dimensions of SME development. This case …