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Inter-Firm Linkages and Finance in Value Chains
Pietrobelli, Carlo; Navas-Alemán, Lizbeth; Kamiya, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The literature on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance highlights linkages with large firms in value chains … implications for SMEs. This paper explores this gap by looking for evidence on the impact of SMEs' access to finance of inter … technologies in Costa Rica), a comparison between the different sources and instruments of finance used by SMEs is presented. A …
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Insurance for the Poor?
Dercon, Stefan; Bold, Tessa; Calvo, César - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
that shows the clear disadvantages of the informal risk management instruments typically used by the poor. Next, the paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246461
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Enhancing Access to Finance in the Caribbean
Holden, Paul; Howell, Hunt - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
The purpose of this paper, the fourth chapter in a series of discussion papers on private sector development, is to examine issues that are central to financial market development in the Caribbean region. This report identifies factors that are required for financial markets to function...
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Integrated Financial Supervision: Experiences in Selected Countries
Demaestri, Edgardo C.; Sourrouille, Diego - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
organizational structures and the management of staff resources are also considered. In particular, the paper discusses how the … process, and crisis management. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246513
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Macro Impact with Micro Money: 25 Years of Support to Microenterprise Title: Macro impacto con micro dinero: 25 años de apoyo a la microempresa
Sáenz, María Victoria; Luna, Elba N. - Inter-American Development Bank
This book presents but a few examples of the many Bank-financed productive activities carried out by the people of the region, and pays tribute to the women and men who, in their efforts to succeed, daily renew their hopes for a better future. In addition, the book pays tribute to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772339
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Regional Public Goods: From Theory to Practice
Adhikari, Ramesh; Negroni, Mirka J.; Leino, Jessica; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB support the provision of regional public goods (RPGs) in Latin America and Asia, respectively. RPGs are...
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Improving Credit Risk Analysis with Psychometrics in Peru
Klinger, Bailey; Khwaja, Asim; LaMonte, Joseph - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Access to finance remains a challenge for some micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Peru, particularly …-based credit scoring models could reduce the constraints on MSME finance. The authors created a scorecard based on that information … policies to reduce information asymmetry in MSME lending, such a tool could help relieve constraints on MSME finance in Peru. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010699798
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Public Development Banks: Toward a New Paradigm?
Rodríguez, César M.; Arancibia, Cristián Palma; … - Inter-American Development Bank
The second publication in the series "Institutions for People" focuses on the public development banks of Latin America and the Caribbean as they enter a new paradigm. In the last 10 to 15 years, these institutions have made considerable progress in the region towards fulfilling their undoubted...
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