The report reviews basic growth, as being one of four pillars for Nicaragua's poverty reduction strategy. The well …

The report argues that Nicaragua's best hope for sustained growth, and poverty reduction, probably lies with … agricultural exports, which have the potential to gain from opportunities in world markets. Despite the small share of farmland …

"The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated … economic growth are ambiguous in theory. Moreover, measuring competition in the financial sector can be complex. In this paper … Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …