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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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…