Jul 2004
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Using a sample of 32 developed and developing countries we analyze the empirical characteristics of Sudden Stops in capital flows and the relevance of balance-sheet effects in the likelihood of their…
Jul 2004
This Annual Report details the activities of the Japanese Special Fund and the Japanese Trust Fund for Consultancy Services for 2003. Since its establishment, the Japan Special Fund (JSF) and the…
Jun 2004
This report (RE-259) presents the evaluation conducted by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Bank's country program in Paraguay during the period 1991-2002. Its objective is to…
Jun 2004
This paper examines each major element of the village banking technology and how it has been liberalized so far, particularly in four leading Latin American village banking institutions: FINCA…
Jun 2004
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This book presents but a few examples of the many Bank-financed productive activities carried out by the people of the region, and pays tribute to the women and men who, in their efforts to succeed,…
Jun 2004
Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) faces severe competitive stresses as it integrates into the global economy. It is not, on the whole, coping well. Though it was the first…
May 2004
The Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank pays tribute to the Haitian people and the country¿s bicentennial of its independence with an exhibition entitled: Vive Haïti! Contemporary…
May 2004
The IDB Cultural Center paid tribute to the Haitian people and the country's bicentennial with this exhibition of 11 outstanding contemporary Haitian artists. The show focused primarily on the…
May 2004
An overview of the 2004 MIF survey of remittances from the United States to Latin America.
May 2004
Power Point presentation from a May 2004 conference with detailed state-by-state data on remittances sent from the US to Latin America.
May 2004
The present work is motivated by the desire to share with those in the political and academic arenas in Latin America my experience with a distinguished team of professionals. This included two years…
May 2004
This paper will examine the Paraguayan growth experience since the early 1960slooking at different periods to try to identify the main factors behind particular levels performance. Studying the…
May 2004
This paper is part of the project "Explaining Economic Growth Performance" launched by the Global Development Network (GDN). The purpose of this project is to explain economic growth…
May 2004
This paper examines Brazilian economic growth as part of the project "Explaining Economic Growth Performance" launched by the Global Development Network (GDN), the purpose of which is to…
May 2004
This paper is part of the project "Explaining Economic Growth Performance" launched by the Global Development Network (GDN). The purpose of this project is to explain economic growth…
May 2004
The fastest growing and highest volume remittance market in the world in Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper presents the main recommendations for the remittance market LAC to improve their…
May 2004
Remittance volumes, transaction costs, profiles of senders and receivers, and recent Latin American project studies show how an international labor market closely connected to the globalization…