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IDB America
December 2001 |
How to sail in a storm The IDB's principal research adviser explains how Latin America could still become competitive   |
IDB America
October 2002
Paul Constance |
The integration imperative The IDB's new report on social and economic progress in Latin America argues that regional integration is more relevant -- and more urgent -- than ever. |
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
October 2003
Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
No jobs? Don't blame the neoliberals An IDB labor expert takes a hard look at the link between jobs and economic reform. |
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
June 2001
Charo Quesada |
From rhetoric to results A senior IDB official explains how the Bank will help carry out the goals of the Quebec Summit... |
IDB America
November 2003
Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
Rx for democracy A new study examines the health of Latin America's democracies, and prescribes a strong dose of political reform. |
IDB America
May 2005
Charo Quesada |
Every Reform Has Winners---and Losers An expert on modernization of the state reflects on the challenge of improving Latin America's political systems. |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Arminio Fraga |
A Fork in the Road Latin America faces a choice between populism and deeper reform. |
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
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. |
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
October 2003
Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
The truth about jobs A new IDB report debunks myths about labor, unemployment and unions in Latin America. |
IDB America
July 2005 |
If China devalues, should Latin America care? Three economists speculate on the risks and opportunities created by China's economic growth - and its monetary policies. |
IDB America
March 2003 |
Support in a time of crisis A senior IDB manager calls for greater equity in development |
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
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 1, 2005
Arturo Valenzuela |
Putting Latin America Back on the Map Consolidation of democratic institutions is a vital part of Latin America's recovery. |
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. |
IDB America
June 2003
Peter Bate |
A new consensus? The author of the 'Washington Consensus,' John Williamson, and former Peruvian finance minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, recently revisited the Washington Consensus in an effort to explain Latin America's mediocre performance over the past two decades. |
IDB America
February 2006 |
A Brighter Outlook for Pensions? The new book, A Quarter Century of Pension Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, analyzes triumphs and pitfalls of the pension reforms that swept Latin America, and offers lessons for the road ahead. |
IDB America
February 2005 |
How Can Latin America Catch up? Science and technology are the key to competitiveness and improving lives in Latin America. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. |
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. |
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
Burton & Zanello |
Asia Ten Years After A decade after the Asian financial crisis, the region is growing rapidly but still has a long to-do list. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Mohamed Daouas |
Africa Faces Challenges of Globalization |
IDB America
April 2004
Charo Quesada |
After the Honeymoon What can Latin America do to rekindle the interest of Spanish investors? |
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
March 2003
Charo Quesada |
Pulse of the region In less than a decade, Latinobarometro has shattered old myths about what Latin America's diverse societies have in common -- and what they don't |
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
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. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Alfred Schipke |
Building on CAFTA How the free trade pact can help foster Central America's economic integration. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
George T. Abed |
Unfulfilled Promise Why the Middle East and North Africa region has lagged in growth and globalization |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Robert Sharer |
An Agenda for Trade, Investment, and Regional Integration The importance of enhancing sub-Saharan Africa's trade performance, which was very weak in the 1980s and 1990s, cannot be overemphasized. |
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. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Burton et al. |
Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. |
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada |
Armies for peace A former Spanish defense minister calls for democratization of the military in Latin America... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Seyni N'Diaye |
The Role of Institutional Reforms ...It is precisely from this restrictive regulatory framework that African countries must extricate themselves if they are to realize their true potential in the global economy... |
IDB America
April 2005
Charo Quesada |
The Problem with Politics A former president explains why fixing Latin America's fragile political and economic systems may be the toughest reform of all. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Giuliano et al. |
Free Governments, Good Policies Economic reforms may scare politicians, but democracy and economic liberalization generally go hand in hand. |
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
August 2003
Paul Constance |
Verdict pending After a decade of reforms, Latin America's courts are constantly in the news. But are they changing for the better? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Zeti Akhtar Aziz |
Asia's Decade of Transformation The Asian crisis 10 years ago marked not a halt, but the start of a greater role for Asia in the global economy. Since the 1997 crisis, Asian countries have seized the opportunity to undertake significant restructuring and reforms and to strengthen the dynamism and resilience of their economies. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Geri Smith |
Democracy On The Ropes With corruption and economic woes rising, Latin America is disillusioned with democracy. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2005
de la Torre & Schmukler |
Small Fish, Big Pond What is the future for developing country capital markets in a globalized economy? |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
G.E. Gondwe |
Making Globalization Work in Africa There is no doubt that economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have lagged far behind those of other regions and that Africa is the region least integrated into the global economy. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Roger Hamilton |
Donors debate debt relief proposals Capital increase for Investment Corporation also finalized at Bank's New Orleans annual meeting |
