May 2004
This strategy (GN-2232-5) was favorably considered by the Bank's Board of Directors on May 19, 2004.
May 2004
The purpose of this document is to inform Bank staff and other interested parties about recent developments in integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these…
May 2004
This paper is part of the project "Explaining Economic Growth Performance" launched by the Global Development Network. The authors revisit the evidence on growth in Argentina, looking at…
Evaluation of the Bank's Policy and Operational Practice Related to Natural and Unexpected Disasters
Apr 2004
he report covers OP-704 (approved in 1998), the IDB Action Plan on Natural Disasters (written in 2000), and operational and non-financial activities related to disaster prevention, mitigation and…
Apr 2004
Results and analysis of a poll of major remittance senders and a geographic map of the origin of remittances by state in the continental U.S.
Apr 2004
Supervision at the IDB serves two main purposes. It provides the Board of Executive Directors and Senior Management with the means of managing the risks that affect Bank-financed operations and…
Apr 2004
Salomón Lerner (1944-), Peruvian philosopher, Rector of Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1994-2004), Angel Escobar Jurado National Human Rights Award (2003). Marcos Aguinis (1935-), Argentine…
Apr 2004
This document is about Peruvian Japanese migration. Peru was the first country in Latin America to establish diplomatic relations with Japan, and the tenth in the world. At that time just 14…
Apr 2004
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…
Apr 2004
This paper examines the growth experiences of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay (Southern Cone countries). The analysis sheds light on the strengths and weaknesses of long-run growth of…
Apr 2004
The Bank is receiving an increasing number of requests from state and municipal governments to finance publicly owned convention centers. This paper suggests that few of these projects will bring the…
Apr 2004
Latin America appears to be suffering from reform fatigue--but why? Is the public tired of waiting for reforms' long-promised benefits? Are policymakers scared of bearing the political costs?…
Apr 2004
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International accounting standards constitute a typical instrument of harmonization and eventually integration of the Latin American and Caribbean financial markets. This book focuses primarily on…