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The Inter-American Development Bank and Sub-Sovereign Governments Development

Masci, Pietro - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

, and the application of risk assessment of sub-sovereign governments in Latin America. The presentation ends with lessons … learned which includes: complexity of project vs. proportion of risk, revenue bonds vs. general purpose bonds, creative …

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Singapore Model of Industrial Policy: Past and Present

Chia, Siow Yue - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

This presentation discusses Singapore's economic performance and industrial strategy of the past and the future. Their changing industrial strategy and structure includes the promotion of restructuring away from labor intensive and technologically simple towards technology intensive...

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A Reality Check: Regional Integration and Development Impact in Cross-border European Projects in Southern Europe: Preliminary Findings from Three Case Studies

Camacho, E.; Gallardo, R.; Guerrero, J.E.; Parras, I. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This presentation discusses select regional integration projects from Southern Europe and the impact from these case studies. Specifically mentioned are the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and INTERREG, an initiative that aims to stimulate cooperation between regions in...

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Financial Structuring of Infrastructure Projects in Public-Private Partnerships: A Tool for Designing Feasible Structures

Vives, Antonio; Benavides, Juan; Paris, Angela - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This paper emphasizes that the label PPP (public-private partnerships) covers almost all arrangements, as there is always some private and public involvement. PPP is a continuum of options that accommodate the public and private contributions. This paper emphasizes the different structures that...

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People's Republic of China's Technological Capability

Sigurdson, Jon - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

such as direct foreign investment and investment in research and development. This paper discusses several economic sectors …

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Good Practices in Poverty Targeting in IDB Projects in 1997

Deutsch, Ruthanne - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

Good practices in targeting, as highlighted here, with an additional effort to go beyond the letter of the law in the identification of project beneficiaries. Effective and efficient targeting mechanisms attempt to better link the project's specific purposes with its intended group of...

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Successful Entrepreneurship Cases in the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank; DPM International - 2009

This paper identifies and briefly describes 20 entrepreneurial businesses throughout the CARIFORUM countries that, with additional resources, have the potential for growth, to accelerate the economic transformation process throughout the region and, from an overall perspective, enhance the...

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Forest Business Environment Attractiveness: Comparison of Key Latin American Countries

Nascimento, José Rente - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This presentation, directed to private sector investors from Finland, is about the investment climate for sustainable … forest businesses in selected Latin American countries. The Forest Investment Attractiveness Index (IAIF) and the Process to … Improve the Business Climate for Forest Investment (PROMECIF) were also discussed as tools to measure and help to improve the …

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The IDB and Job Creation: Report to the Summit of the Americas

Mazza, Jacqueline; Paris, Angela; Márquez, Gustavo; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

and programs to improve the business climate and investment for private sector-driven growth; and, (ii) labor market …

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Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia and Latin America: Is there a People's Republic of China Effect?

Chantasasawat, Busakorn; Fung, Kwok Chiu; Iizaka, Hitomi; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

In recent years, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment … well as Latin America, and control for the standard determinants of their inward direct investment. They then add PRC …'s inward foreign direct investment as an indicator of the "PRC Effect". Estimation of the coefficient associated with the PRC …

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