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Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Low-income and self-employed Nicaraguans face two serious obstacles when looking to buy a home: a shortage of affordable housing, and difficulty in obtaining a mortgage.An innovative model is…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Aspiring college graduates from low-income Mexican families have seized the chance to fund their studies through the education financing company FINAE. Founded in 2006, the company has expanded its…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Financiación Social (Social Financing or FS), an EPM program, provides accessible credit to those at the base of the pyramid. The program leverages EPM's business platform to assess credit risk…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Mi Tienda provides door-to-door supply of grocery and basic products, as well as financing for merchandise purchase and business expansion to stores in rural communities with up to 5,000 inhabitants…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Microentrepreneurs in the food retail industry face challenges in accessing credit to undertake daily activities or to expand their businesses and in acquiring technical skills to sustainable grow.…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2011 Annual Business Review (ABR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The ABR reports on outputs, lending program priorities, and organizational indicators on a…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Armendáriz, Edna;Schaeffer, María José

Este documento evalúa la sostenibilidad de la deuda pública en Guatemala mediante la aplicación de metodologías tradicionales. De acuerdo con el enfoque estándar, se requiere un superávit primario…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Shearer, Matthew;Wollrad, Kea;Pascual, Ramiro

The IDB took advantage of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness that was held in Busan, Korea, to disseminate the results of the its Regional Public Goods Initiative. This document…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Shearer, Matthew;Wollrad, Kea;Pascual, Ramiro

El BID se aprovechó el Cuarto Foro de alto nivel sobre la eficacia de la ayuda, que se celebró en Busan, Corea, para difundir los resultados de su Iniciativa de Bienes Públicos Regionales. Este…

Date issued: Jan 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This brochure describes the Inter-American Development Bank's activities related to security, public safety, and justice. It includes a discussion of the areas of security in which the Bank…