Las metodologías de negociación comercial intentan predecir las consecuencias que tendrán estas negociaciones sobre un país; es decir, pretenden evaluar su impacto. En este trabajo el autor describe metodologías prácticas para preparar negociaciones comerciales internacionales. De esa...

The general objective of this project was to improve the quality of education at the Ticuna indigenous schools in the Amazonas state in Brazil through the implementation of a four-course Bilingual Ticuna teacher program in which the indigenous people are the principal actors in the...

This paper examines each major element of the village banking technology and how it has been liberalized so far, particularly in four leading Latin American village banking institutions: FINCA Nicaragua, Pro Mujer Bolivia, Compartamos (in Mexico), and CRECER (in Bolivia). It then analyzes how...

This report provides a brief review of status of Electronic Single Windows (ESWs) in the Latin American and Caribbean region. While not exhaustive it does illustrate the diversity of integrated border management and the opportunities for building greater capacity. It is intended to be a primer...

Interoperability among government agencies at national borders, also known as coordinated border management (CBM), is a fundamental component of a nation's modernized customs and border control strategy. It comprises the streamlining of parallel processes and technologies enabling different...

This paper aims to present a snapshot of some of the best practices in the promotion and use of renewable energy, and provide practical examples of the development of renewable energy markets that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can replicate. This brief study provides an overview...

This article proposes a person-centered model for entrepreneurship, rather than one based on an idea or business plan. It analyzes the characteristics of entrepreneurship development programs worldwide and presents a representative sample of best practices. On the basis of the main findings and...

Esta es la última versión disponible del presente documento. En esta Nota Técnica se dan a conocer las prácticas óptimas y las enseñanzas obtenidas mediante una serie de estudios sobre eficiencia energética en las empresas de agua y saneamiento de América Latina y El Caribe. De estos...

Banks are increasingly entering into microfinance, and donors such as the IDB are increasingly helping them to do so. Despite this trend, banks continue to make a number of common mistakes in attempting to serve the microenterprise sector. A key to successfully serving this sector is to follow...

The Inter-American Development Bank commissioned a wide series of studies on the challenges and opportunities encountered in the process of implementing the key obligations of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Some of these studies have concentrated on...