Le rapport annuel contient un bref résumé de la situation économique en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes, ainsi qu'un examen des activités de l'institution en 2001. Il comporte aussi une description des diverses opérations de la Banque pour chaque pays et pour la région -prêts,...

Improved microfinance strategies in Peru have increased credit access for microentrepreneurs. To establish effective national credit reporting systems elsewhere in the region, ensured universal reporting cooperation, reliable identification, privacy and consumer protection are needed.

As the MFI industry matures, the necessity of dealing with foreign exchange risk becomes more urgent. Identifying possible solutions to foreign currency risk before they become a critical priority will give MFIs more options in the future.

This paper examines venture capital investment activity in the United States during the period 1995 to the first quarter 2009, taking into consideration both location and industry sector. The research question is whether industry and region are important factors in determining venture capital...

Do certain regions inherently enjoy an advantage in venture capital investment decisions? And how do industry characteristics affect venture capital activity? These questions fall under the reemerging study of economic geography, which suggests the importance of industrial location to economic...

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 2001. In addition, the Report contains a description on a country-by-country basis and a regional basis of the Bank's various operations -loans,...

This paper examines the where, when and why of first round entrepreneurial investment activity in the United States from the first quarter of 1995 until the second quarter of 2010. The paper analyzes these venture capital investments taking into consideration the role of macroeconomic variables,...

Mobile Banking: A revolution to reach the unbanked. The experience of KTF in Korea.

Success of MFIs in Latin America depends on: adopting technologies in delivery channels like ATMs and PDAs; successfully implementing virtual delivery channels like mobile finance and remote transaction systems; and cooperation among MFIs to reduce IT investment cost and increase standardization.