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IDB America October 2001 Peter Bate |
A river of gold The money that migrants send home buoys families and bolsters national economies. Can it do more? |
IDB America May 2004 |
MIF Helps Microlenders to Enter Remittances Market The new program will help five Latin American institutions analyze their potential for handling remittances, draft business plans to enter those markets, acquire the necessary technological infrastructure and develop new financial products and services for their entrepreneurial clients. |
Finance & Development March 2011 Alicia Barcena |
Spreading the Wealth Poverty and inequality have declined in Latin America in recent years, but there is a lot more to do. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Gupta et al. |
Making Remittances Work for Africa If handled well, migrant transfers in sub-Saharan Africa can reduce poverty and connect small savers to the formal financial sector. |
IDB America August 2005 |
"A Bigger, More Creative, More Efficient Bank..." After 17 years as IDB president, Enrique V. Iglesias offers an assessment of the Bank's performance and reflects on Latin America's uneven economic progress. |
IDB America December 2001 Peter Bate |
The productivity puzzle A new IDB study examines why Latin America's companies find it so hard to compete with those from other regions |
IDB America July 2004 Gador Manzano |
Profile of the Young Latin American Entrepreneur They are creative, well educated and eager to stand out, but they all complain about the difficulty of obtaining loans. They belong to the middle class, have university degrees and typically start their first company at around age 30. |
IDB America September 2007 Moreno & Lomborg |
Latin America's Unexamined Priorities Before spending limited resources, Latin American governments should take a hard look at the real costs and benefits of public programs. |
IDB America September 2001 Charo Quesada |
The nuances of exclusion Once nearly inaudible, the public debate over the poverty and marginalization of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean is now hard to ignore. It is time for governments to act to eliminate ethnic and racial discrimination... |
Finance & Development December 2009 Ratha et al. |
Remittances in Development Remittances, funds repatriated by migrant workers to family and friends back home, provide the most tangible link between migration and development. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
IDB America November 2004 Daniel Drosdoff |
Unshackling the Banks A new IDB study urges Latin American governments to create environments where credit can thrive. |
IDB America April 2008 |
Government and Business Leaders to Attend IDB Group Annual Meeting Finance ministers, business leaders, civil society representatives and top artists from Latin America and the Caribbean will participate in the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, taking place in Miami, Florida, April 4-8. |
IDB America July 2004 Paul Constance |
Thirsty Cities Already under pressure from decades of accelerated population growth, water systems in cities from Mexico to Argentina are reaching the breaking point. |
IDB America March 2003 |
Accountability first A senior IDB manager argues that strong institutions and greater transparency in the management of public resources are the best means of combating corruption |
Finance & Development March 2011 Lora & Pages |
Face-to-Face with Productivity It is not lack of investment but inefficient production that holds back Latin American incomes. |
IDB America October 2004 Enrique V. Iglesias |
Solving the Competitiveness Conundrum The IDB is proud of the role it has played in promoting administrative, financial and judicial reform in its Latin American member countries, both through the Bank's lending programs and in the many innovative initiatives taken by its Multilateral Investment Fund. |
IDB America April 2008 Paul Constance |
Private Capital Drives a Green Energy Boom Inter-American Development Bank funds leverage investments in ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
IDB America March 2005 |
An Expected 7,000 to Attend IDB Annual Meeting in Okinawa, Japan Thousands of bankers, government officials, and observers will gather for the conference in Okinawa, Japan on development issues affecting Latin America and the Caribbean as well as Asia. |
IDB America October 2004 Carlo Binetti |
A Political Agenda Against Inequality In the last two decades, Latin America has been weighed down by the bitter paradox of trying to advance democracy even as poverty grows more extreme. Meanwhile, in the political arena, globalization has imposed new demands on the State. |
IDB America March 2003 Charo Quesada |
Microlenders make the grade Why microfinance institutions are volunteering to be audited and rated based on criteria from the world of commercial banking |
IDB America August 2001 Charo Quesada |
Invisible citizens? Censuses in many Latin American countries omit questions about race, rendering minority groups statistically invisible... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Danny M. Leipziger |
The Unfinished Poverty Agenda: Why Latin America and the Caribbean Lag Behind Compared with East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have made very little progress in reducing poverty rates since the 1980s, largely because of sluggish growth... |
IDB America May 2005 |
IDB President Enrique V. Iglesias Announces His Resignation After working at the Bank for more than 17 years, Iglesias said that it was time to pass its leadership to new hands, thus enabling a new generation to continue contributing fresh ideas to the Bank's goals. |
IDB America November 2004 Daniel Drosdoff |
A Formula for Better Banks An interview with the Inter-American Development Bank's chief economist, who makes the case for stronger creditor rights and better bank regulation in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
IDB America August 2002 Quesada & MacCulloch |
Going it alone Most Latin American entrepreneurs face innumerable barriers and little encouragement. |
IDB America October 2002 Charo Quesada |
The future faces of power Latin American leaders of African descent meet in Washington to share experiences and learn strategies for political action. |
IDB America July 2005 Charo Quesada |
Will angels descend on Latin America? Promoting a new source of investment capital - and advice - for Latin America's young entrepreneurs. |
IDB America March 2004 |
IDB holds 2004 annual meeting in Peru The Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank will hold its 45th Annual Meeting in Lima, Peru, March 29-31, to review its lending program and other activities, discuss past and future policies and analyze new proposals. |
IDB America February 2004 Peter Bate |
A bigger development bang How a small training and technical assistance fund helps poor communities in Central America to multiply the impact of IDB projects |
IDB America June 2001 Peter Bate |
IDB to help countries get set for trade pact At Summit of the Americas, Bank reaffirmed support for efforts to combat poverty and strengthen democracy... |
IDB America February 2006 |
IDB Expands Support for Private Sector The bank's newly appointed Private Sector Coordinator discusses new challenges and responses to Latin America's and the Caribbean's private sector financial needs. |
IDB America September 2001 K. Burke Dillon |
Social exclusion: Is there a role for the IDB? IDB executive vice president K. Burke Dillon recently spoke about the IDB's commitment to social equity and inclusion... |
IDB America February 2005 |
How Can Latin America Catch up? Science and technology are the key to competitiveness and improving lives in Latin America. |
BusinessWeek November 27, 2006 Jay Greene |
Taking Tiny Loans To The Next Level An idea, not a person, was the most powerful force in philanthropy in 2006. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil |
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. |
IDB America Jul/Aug 2000 |
Latest Approvals The following operations were approved in recent weeks by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF)... |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Nora Lustig & Omar Arias |
Poverty Reduction Although Latin America and the Caribbean reduced the incidence of poverty during the 1990s, population increases and the greater income inequalities that had developed during the 1980s stymied the region's efforts to reduce the number of poor people. How can its policymakers fight poverty most effectively and better protect the poor during economic crises? |
IDB America September 2007 Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Outstanding Works by Caribbean Artists The Art Museum of the Americas of the OAS houses the most comprehensive twentieth-century art collection from Latin America and the Caribbean on public display in Washington, D.C. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed. |
IDB America January 2006 |
The Elusive Quest for Equality Growth indices in Latin America are on the rise, education and health are improving, exports are climbing, institutions are becoming more democratic -- but poverty and inequality indicators refuse to budge. |
IDB America August 2002 Charo Quesada |
How to cultivate entrepreneurs An IDB study compares what East Asian and Latin American countries do to encourage the creation of new businesses |
HBS Working Knowledge April 4, 2007 Garry Emmons |
The Business of Global Poverty What role should business play as the world confronts what may be the most explosive socioeconomic challenge of the new century? |
IDB America July 2001 Jaime Millan |
Half dark or half light? Latin America's electricity problems won't be solved by backtracking on reforms... |
Finance & Development March 2011 Nicolas Eyzaguirre |
Sustaining Latin America's Transformation Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. |
IDB America October 2006 |
Optimism on Energy IDB president envisions a future in which Latin America provides energy security and stability to the Western Hemisphere. |
Finance & Development December 2011 Antoinette Sayeh |
The Quality of Growth The questions that continually nag at me concern the quality of this growth in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, is it inclusive -- are the poor and the young benefiting -- and is it sustainable? |
IDB America February 2007 |
Who Benefits From Trade with China? Economist Guillermo Calvo warns that soaring commodity exports to the Asian giant would only benefit a minority of Latin Americans. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Ina Kota |
Microfinance: Banking for the Poor Although microfinance appears to be a promising way to provide financial services to the poor, there is considerable debate about its future. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2005 Singh & Collyns |
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. |