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The last decade has seen a significant increase in the exports of several Latin American and Caribbean countries to destinations within and beyond the region. The increase in trade links has not, however, been accompanied by a proportional increase in reciprocal investments among the trading...
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This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2005. In addition, the Report contains a description of the Bank's operations - loans, guarantees, financings for small projects and technical...
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This publication brings together a selection of recent work from the Inter-American Development Bank on development … provides research and insight into some of the most pressing development challenges in the Region. …
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Bank's various operations - loans, guarantees, financing for small projects and technical cooperation - for development in … framework for lending instruments that will enhance the development impact of Bank operations and the Bank also approved its …
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A common criticism of antipoverty programs is that the high share of administrative (nontransfer) costs substantially reduces their effectiveness. Yet there is surprisingly little rigorous empirical evidence on program costs. This study proposes and implements a replicable methodology for a...
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This paper discusses the need for a Bank subnational development strategy. The subnational development strategy … socioeconomic development through the devolution of responsibilities and resources to subnational governments. …
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"An Unequal Democracy?: Seeing Latin America through European Eyes" is the result of a conference organized by the International Institute for Governance of Catalonia in November 2003, with support from the government of Catalonia and the Special Office in Europe of the IDB. At the conference, a...
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A common criticism of antipoverty programs is that the high share of administrative (nontransfer) costs substantially reduces their effectiveness. Yet there is surprisingly little rigorous empirical evidence on program costs. This study proposes and implements a replicable methodology for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653236
Transnational communities linking homes and countries, development, family remittances, tourism, transportation …
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This study examines the barriers that have traditionally hindered private sector development in Suriname and presents a …, its weaknesses and capabilities, and an analysis of the main obstacles and issues to improve the enabling environment for … private sector development, the challenges and opportunities faced by a small and isolated country that had a poor economic …
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