Recognizing the need to improve the quality of financial disclosure by private sector firms in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank sponsored a conference in September 29-30, 1997 entitled Financial Disclosure and the Development of Financial Markets: The Impact...

Socially and environmentally responsible business practices contribute to poverty relief and business success. This report presents some examples and lessons from private initiatives to solve business and social problems. Included are case studies of Procter & Gamble in Venezuela and Energía...

This e-bulletin IDB-DC Solidarity Program is an initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It builds strategic partnerships with local community-based organizations to promote community development initiatives aimed at the Hispanic and Caribbean communities in the Washington...

The Office of Institutional Integrity (OII) began operations in January 2004. OII is the central body responsible for the Bank's internal anticorruption and integrity program. Its goals are to build widespread awareness of the rules and procedures of integrity programs; investigate credible...

Em 2005, foram tomadas medidas importantes para criar uma abordagem harmonizada de combate à fraude e corrupção nos bancos multilaterais de desenvolvimento e organizações internacionais. O OII também ampliou significativamente sua capacidade de divulgação, aumentando os esforços para...

In 2005, major steps were taken to create a harmonized approach to combat fraud and corruption within the multilateral development banks and the community of international organizations. The Office of Institutional Integrity has also significantly expanded its outreach capacity, increasing...

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and developing asia have rapidly become more intertwined as the two regions experience strong growth. Trade between the two regions has grown at an average annual rate of 20.5% since 2000, reaching an estimated US $442 billion in 2011. Developing countries...