Results and analysis of a poll of remittance recipients in Jamaica from Canada focused on mapping Internet Communications Technology usage. Survey on Remittance flows from Canada to Jamaica and to Haiti and dissemination of the results to the vast quantity of the MIF¿s accumulated knowledge,...

Results and analysis of a poll of major remittance recipients and senders (Ecuador, Mexico and Central America)

The UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP), established in 1975, is the only global scientific intergovernmental programme of the UN system devoted to water resources, emphasizing the formulation of policy-relevant strategies for its sustainable management. IHP is an evolving...

This report consists of two volumes. Volume I examines whether, and how, the core goals of public expenditure management, i.e., balanced fiscal aggregates, resource allocations to strategic sectors, and equity and microeconomic efficiency of public spending are met in Ecuador. Volume II presents...

This presentation discusses Civil Service Indices and gives an in-depth analysis. Countries included in the study are: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela. It was presented in the 3rd Hemispheric Meeting for...

Water systems in Latin America are inefficient in part because of very low relative investment and in part because of the lack of availability of necessary management tools. One way to address both of these issues at the same time is the performance financing of micro-metering by private sector...

This paper describes the dynamic, weighted model on the microfinance business environment, built by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported with financing and advice by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Andean Development Corporation (Corporación Andina de Fomento, CAF).

Between 1992 and 2003, Latin American and Caribbean countries accessed around US$300 million from the IDB trust fund program for non-reimbursable technical cooperation projects. This report offers a comprehensive look at the role played by trust funds with the region. It is based on a desk...

This report details remittance flows, their costs, and their impact throughout Latin America based on the comprehensive survey and analysis of reports from 19 Central Banks in the region.