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Date issued:
Feb 1997
Fifty objects, from original bronzes and maquettes by Antoni Gaudí, to modern furniture and appliances, and Cobi, Javier Mariscal's design adopted for the mascot of the Olympic Games in 1992.…
Date issued:
Feb 1997
O BID acompanha o desenvolvimento econmico e social da América Latina e do Caribe, assim como as atividades do Banco. publicado dez vezes por
ano, em portugus, ingls, francs e espanhol.
ano, em portugus, ingls, francs e espanhol.
Date issued:
Feb 1997
EL BID informa sobre el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y sobre las actividades del Banco. Se publica 10 veces al año en inglés, español, portugués y francés.
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Feb 1997
Le Bulletin de la BID fait état des tendances du développement économique et social en Amérique latine et aux Caraïbes, ainsi que des activités de la BID. II est publié périodiquement et distribué…
Date issued:
Feb 1997
O BID acompanha o desenvolvimento econômico e social da América Latina e do Caribe, assim como as atividades do Banco. É publicado dez vezes por ano, em português, inglês, francês e espanhol.
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Feb 1997
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The sharp differences between financial markets as they exist in Latin America and how we might expect them to look under full integration suggest that the financial constraints on Latin American…
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Feb 1997
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This paper analyzes the consequences of alternative financial structures for financial efficiency and stability. The focus is on the organizational structure of banks. Alternative bank structures…
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Feb 1997
This paper analyzes the reasons countries have for choosing to incorporate the private sector into the provision of infrastructure and will briefly review the modalities in which private sector…
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Feb 1997
La pérdida de calidad de los servicios de infraestructura asociada con la participación del sector público llevaron en la década de los 70 al comienzo de una ola de desregulación y privatización.…
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Jan 1997
Bank involvement with derivative activities--both for risk management and as a line of business--is considerable, and supervisory authorities are paying heightened attention to securities markets.…
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Jan 1997
This technical study discusses the support of the Inter-American Development Bank for higher education and science and technology in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Since the 1960s, the IDB…
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Jan 1997
While there has been some progress on other aspects of SME policy (especially credit provision), it is generally recognized that "linkage-inducing" policy, is for the most part and in most…
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Jan 1997
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El presente documento busca desarrollar opciones para reestructurar los sistemas de salud. En particular, intenta examinar las deficiencias de los modelos actuales y ofrecer una alternativa. Nuestro…
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Jan 1997
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El presente documento analiza la organización del sistema de Agua Potable y Desagüe en el Perú, en el marco de los términos de referencia proporcionados por la Red de Centros de Investigación del…
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Jan 1997
Durante 1996 la macroeconomía de los Estados Parte del MERCOSUR se caracterizó por dostendencias. La primera fue una mejora en su desempeño desde el punto de vista del crecimiento y de lainflación,…
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Jan 1997
La infraestructura del transporte por agua y la red portuaria en esta subregión se encuentran en un estado de cambio profundo, con procesos de reestructuración en marcha y perspectivas de desarrollo…
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Jan 1997
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La economía venezolana se ha visto sometida desde mediados de la década de los setenta a un proceso de marcada inestabilidad y volatilidad, causado fundamentalmente por los shocks provenientes del…
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Jan 1997
Durante muchos años los países de la región austral de América del Sur, en este documento entendida como la Subregión de Estudio, comprendiendo Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay,…
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Jan 1997
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Banks' market or 'trading' risks have increased noticeably over the past years, largely as a result of the growth of liquid assets on banks' balance sheets and the increase in…
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Jan 1997
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The Venezuelan experience in the 1980s is a particularly fertile ground for the analysis of negative shocks. Two large shocks took place under very different control regimes, thus highlighting the…
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Jan 1997
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In this paper we will not intend to derive improved poverty measures for the Americas. Our pretensions are much more modest. The purposes of the paper are to provide an inventory of available poverty…
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Jan 1997
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Have the economies of Latin America become less volatile as a result of the economic stabilization and structural reforms implemented during the past decade? The answer is a qualified yes. The…
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Jan 1997
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Models on the composition of trade and growth often assume that the technological content of trade is negatively correlated with the income of the trading partner. First, this paper shows that this…
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Jan 1997
Este informe anual de las actividades del Banco en el campo del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales en 1997 examina lo que se ha realizado desde el Octavo Aumento General de Recursos y destaca…
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Jan 1997
This Annual Report details the Bank's activities in environment and natural resources during 1996. The Bank has translated its sustainable development mandate into five priority areas of…