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jan 2011
Migration, while certainly not new, is on the increase all over the world. Indeed, the United Nations estimates that from 1990 to 2000 alone, the number of people who left their countries of origin…
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jan 2011
The Integration and Trade Sector prepares its Annual Report on a yearly basis. In the Report, INT experts analyze all of the developments related to regional integration and trade in Latin America…
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jan 2011
This monograph provides a thorough analysis of Jamaica's energy policy and planning, its electricity sector (institutional, regulatory, technical and economic aspects); the dynamics played by…
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jan 2011
The following is a tool developed by the Water and Sanitation Division of the IDB for evaluating customer management practices in use by water and sewerage utilities. In order to facilitate the use…
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jan 2011
Con el propósito de mejorar el servicio de agua potable que se brinda a la sociedad de los países de América Latina, se ha desarrollado una metodología regional de eficiencia energética y…
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jan 2011
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¿Qué determina la capacidad de los países para diseñar, aprobar e implementar políticas públicas efectivas? Para abordar esta pregunta, este libro analiza el proceso de formulación de políticas en…
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jan 2011
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Este documento resume los principales resultados y las conclusiones de la investigación realizada por la División de Ciencia y Tecnología (SCT) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. El trabajo…
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jan 2011
The study seeks to survey the prevalence of institutional factors posing risks or vulnerabilities to selected Bank operations and the time at, and mechanisms through which these are addressed. As a…
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jan 2011
This study employs the IFPRI IMPACT model to examine the effects of a hypothetical ban on the clearing of native vegetation for agriculture in tropical areas within LAC on GHG emissions, food…
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jan 2011
The 2010 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…
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jan 2011
This report provides the Bank and the public with an overview of the Office of Institutional Integrity's activities and findings during 2010. The Office of Institutional Integrity (OII)…
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jan 2011
This Annual Report discusses the developments in 2010 for IDB grant financing. The year 2010 was one of great change in the IDB's approach to grant financing and resulting accomplishments in…
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jan 2011
As part of its Technical Cooperation "Energy Efficiency for Caribbean Water and Sanitation Companies," the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI) of the IDB financed the…
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jan 2011
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This report analyzes the current state of R&D in agricultural biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of development of the sector. The objectives of this report where…
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jan 2011
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This paper exploits unique features of a recently introduced tariff schedule for natural gas in Buenos Aires to estimate the short-run impact of price shocks on residential energy utilization. The…
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jan 2011
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The recent financial crisis has initiated pressures for not only policy reform but also fundamental institutional fiscal reforms. This paper explores the connection between economic crises and…
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jan 2011
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In contrast to the limited impact of aggregate-level productive development policies (PDPs) in Argentina, micro-level PDPs in several sectors have proven highly successful. This study seeks to…
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jan 2011
The Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division, as part of its Knowledge Management Strategy, designed a tool to standardize the analysis and classification of projects financed by the…
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jan 2011
This Social Strategy was prepared to guide the operational and analytical work of the Inter-American Development Bank in supporting the overarching goals of reducing poverty and inequality, and…
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jan 2011
El presente estudio, procura brindar un poco de luz en el campo del impacto de los flujos de remesas en América Latina, al estudiar la importancia relativa del corredor Costa Rica-Nicaragua (sur-sur…
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jan 2011
El presente documento trata de abordar una serie de interrogantes sobre el corredor de migración y remesas Costa Rica-Nicaragua, con el fin de generar conocimiento para la formulación de políticas…
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jan 2011
Las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PyMEs) se están posicionando como parte estratégica del negocio de los bancos de América Latina y del Caribe (LAC), que cada vez fomentan más políticas activas de…
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jan 2011
El presente trabajo se centra en el análisis del Sistema Integrado de Información Social (SIIS) implementado en Chile y hace una descripción detallada de su operación en tanto eje de la estrategia de…
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jan 2011
The IDB's Integration & Trade Journal includes articles on the different aspects of integration in Latin America and the Caribbean, on hemispheric integration and, furthermore, on similar…
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jan 2011
Afin d'accroître et d'améliorer l'approvisionnement en eau potable dans les pays d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes, l'Initiative pour l'énergie durable et le changement…
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jan 2011
La Revista Integración & Comercio del BID incluye artículos referidos a las distintas manifestaciones del proceso de integración en América Latina y el Caribe, a la integración hemisférica y,…
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jan 2011
Established in 1993 as part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) was created to develop effective approaches to advance private sector…
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jan 2011
El Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones (FOMIN) fue establecido en 1993 como parte del grupo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y fue creado con el propósito de idear métodos eficaces para…
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jan 2011
Almost one fifth of children under five in El Salvador are anemic because their diets contain too little iron. In rural areas, that number rises to 25 percent; the disorder extends across Central…
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jan 2011
En El Salvador casi una quinta parte de los niños menores de cinco años sufren de anemia pues sus dietas contienen muy poco hierro. En las zonas rurales esta cifra se eleva al 25%. Darles a los niños…
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jan 2011
One of the greatest financial obstacles facing poor suburban and rural communities in Brazil is lack of access to banking. It's expensive to maintain bank branches there and many commercial…
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jan 2011
Uno de los mayores obstáculos financieros que enfrentan las comunidades pobres en zonas rurales y suburbanas de Brasil es la falta de acceso a servicios bancarios. Es caro mantener sucursales…
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jan 2011
Almost half the population in rural El Salvador has no readily available drinking water. People dig wells, carry water from streams, or buy it at considerable expense from cistern trucks. Some…
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jan 2011
Casi la mitad de la población rural de El Salvador no tiene acceso directo a agua potable. La gente cava pozos, trae agua de los arroyos o compra agua de camiones cisterna a un costo considerable.…
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jan 2011
Latin American farmers who grow food on small plots of land are the backbone of the rural economy in the region. Getting food from fields to markets creates many jobs, especially in lower income…
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jan 2011
Los agricultores que cultivan alimentos en pequeñas parcelas son la columna vertebral de la economía en América Latina. El abastecimiento de los alimentos del campo al mercado crea muchos puestos de…
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jan 2011
Up to seven million low-income Central Americans live without power, largely because of the expense of extending the grid to rural areas. Many people burn kerosene, candles or wood, which can affect…
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jan 2011
Alrededor de siete millones de centroamericanos de bajos ingresos viven sin electricidad debido al costo de ampliación de la red a zonas rurales. Muchas personas queman kerosene, velas o madera, que…
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jan 2011
Financing higher education opportunities for low- income students in Latin America is an ideal way for families at the base of the pyramid to break out of the cycle of poverty. The Higher Education…
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jan 2011
El financiamiento de oportunidades de educación superior para estudiantes de bajos ingresos en América Latina es una manera ideal para que las familias en la base de la pirámide rompan el ciclo de la…
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jan 2011
Mexico-based multinational cement producer CEMEX has been a pioneer in the business world for over a decade. By launching Patrimonio Hoy (PH),a program through which low-income consumers can access…
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jan 2011
CEMEX, multinacional productora de cemento con sede en México, ha sido pionera en el mundo empresarial durante más de una década. Se convirtió en una de las primeras empresas latinoamericanas con…
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jan 2011
Small producers and micro-entrepreneurs in Bolivia have difficulty increasing their production and competitiveness, as their access to finance and best practices is limited. For the same reason,…
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jan 2011
En Bolivia los pequeños productores y microempresarios tienen dificultades para aumentar su producción y competitividad debido al limitado acceso al financiamiento y a conocimiento de buenas…
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jan 2011
Farmland is not the challenge for poor, small growers in Bolivia's Santa Cruz region. Many have access to plots of arable land. Their challenge is getting credit to buy seeds and hire labor to…
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jan 2011
En la región de Santa Cruz en Bolivia el acceso a tierras de cultivo no es un desafío. El reto es conseguir crédito para comprar semillas y contratar mano de obra para cultivar suficientes tierras…
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jan 2011
This document is divided into two components. First, it provides a comparison of the obligations contained under these four agreements and presents the evolution in the language and commitments in…
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jan 2011
This policy note focuses on provisioning practices in Latin America, a supervisory tool that if well designed can contribute to strengthen both micro and macro prudential regulation. For that purpose…
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dec 2010
En este informe se resumen los principales problemas nutricionales en la población colombiana, enfocándose particularmente en la población más vulnerable por situación económica o étnica y en los…
Date issued:
dec 2010
De acuerdo a UNICEF (2010), el 10% de los nacimientos en América Latina no son registrados legalmente. De hecho, en algunos países centroamericanos y sudamericanos, se estima que entre un 20 y 30% de…