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Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Libby, Margarita H.

International organizations most often recommend a virtual one stop shop such as the Single Window for Foreign Trade (Spanish acronym: VUCE). This model is undoubtedly the most successful scheme…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Guasch, José Luis

Logistics is becoming a critical element of competitiveness and economic performance both in itself and within the context of increasing globalization. Most Latin American and Caribbean countries are…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Vicens, Lorenzo;Grullón, Sergio

This article proposes a person-centered model for entrepreneurship, rather than one based on an idea or business plan. It analyzes the characteristics of entrepreneurship development programs…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Tacsir, Ezequiel

Recent research conducted by the IDB shows that innovation positively affects productivity growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region, although the evidence comes almost exclusively from the…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Luecke, Andrea

This paper aims to present a snapshot of some of the best practices in the promotion and use of renewable energy, and provide practical examples of the development of renewable energy markets that…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Kirby, Carlos;Brosa, Nicolau

The logistics industry is one of utmost relevance and principally serves as a motor of private sec-tor development and growth of the economic sectors of a country or region. A logistics industry that…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Gischler, Christiaan;Janson, Nils

This paper deals with how to promote distributed generation (DG) done with renewable energy in emerging markets of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with the purpose of increasing…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Hoagland-Grey, Hilary;Ward, Natasha;Canter, Larry;Arneson, Lynn

The objective of this Technical Note is to describe the necessary Bank requirements for the content of an Environmental and Social Analysis (ESA), with a focus on the particular issues related to…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Hoagland-Grey, Hilary;Arneson, Lynn;Ward, Natasha

When investing in small and mid-size hotel projects, the IDB, as a general rule, requires that the Sponsor develop and implement an environmental and social management system (ESHSMS). The ESHSMS is…

Date issued: 11월 2011
Author(s): Himberg, Harvey

The overall objectives of this technical note are as follows: (a) develop and provide specific, detailed Use of Country Systems (UCS) guidance for "Equivalence Analysis" for the borrowing…