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Jan 2011
Esta evaluación examina el Programa de País del BID con Suriname durante el periodo 2007-2010. Durante este periodo, Suriname ha registrado un desempeño económico favorable, propiciado en gran parte…
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Jan 2011
El presente trabajo tiene por objeto analizar el diseño, la gestión y la implementación del Catastro Único de Programas Sociales, conocido como CadÚnico, para examinar su capacidad actual para…
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Jan 2011
This report evaluates the third exercise of the Expanded Project Supervision Reports (XPSRs), prepared by the Structured and Corporate Finance Department (SCF). The exercise represents a step toward…
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Jan 2011
En este informe se evalúa el tercer ejercicio de informes ampliados de supervisión de proyectos, preparado por el Departamento de Financiamiento Estructurado y Corporativo (SCF). Este ejercicio es un…
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Jan 2011
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Este documento analiza las Políticas de Desarrollo Productivos en cinco estudios de caso: i) la promoción de los servicios de exportación; ii) la promoción de las exportaciones de bienes; iii) la…
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Jan 2011
This study introduces a diagnostic tool for determining the health of a public development bank. It defines in normative terms what good health looks like across various dimensions, which allows the…
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Jan 2011
Por iniciativa del Ministerio de Coordinación de Desarrollo Social de Ecuador y con el auspicio del BID, entre el 19 y 21 de julio de 2010 se desarrolló en la localidad de Puembo, Ecuador, un taller…
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Jan 2011
La presente nota técnica analiza en qué medida los cambios en las políticas de vivienda en Argentina en los últimos 30 años pueden haber impactado los principales resultados habitacionales observados…
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Jan 2011
A través de este estudio buscamos una mayor comprensión de la condición de la educación en matemáticas y ciencias naturales en la etapa preescolar, primaria y secundaria de los sistemas educativos en…
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Jan 2011
Our interest in understanding the determinants of adolescent childbearing and how adolescent childbearing influences educational trajectories derive from a concern about the inverse relationship…
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Jan 2011
Teniendo en cuenta la importancia de las ventanillas únicas empresariales (VUE) para mejorar la eficiencia del desarrollo de los negocios, el presente trabajo procura examinar las diferentes…
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Jan 2011
This report outlines the findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit's in-depth analysis of the microfinance business environment in 55 countries. The index that underlies this report allows…
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Jan 2011
This technical note contains a methodology to promote the use of good corporate governance practices for water and sanitation enterprises (especially SOEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean, based…
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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…