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Date issued:
1月 2014
Almost 90 percent of adult Colombians have never had access to credit from a formal financial institution. Public employees like police officers, teachers, soldiers, and clerks encounter difficulties…
Date issued:
1月 2014
A pesar de los esfuerzos del gobierno, el 33 por ciento de los colombianos mayores de 18 años aún no tiene acceso al crédito formal. Incluso alos empleados públicos formales como policías, maestros y…
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1月 2014
Becoming part of the formal economy, opening a bank account, or obtaining a loan continues to be a challenge for the majority of base-of-the-pyramid (BOP) families in Colombia. In areas where…
Date issued:
1月 2014
Hacer parte de la economía formal abriendo una cuenta bancaria u obteniendo un préstamo continúa siendo un desafío para la mayoría de familias de la base de la pirámide (BDP) en Colombia. En áreas en…
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1月 2014
Jamaican firms are constantly plagued by a number of issues that restrict their ability to grow. The World Bank's Enterprise Survey examined the key indicators to give insight on the business…
Date issued:
12月 2013
En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…
Date issued:
12月 2013
This technical note presents orientation for project teams and clients on how to reconcile the financing of chemical plants with climate change objectives. In lieu of minimum performance criteria, it…
Date issued:
12月 2013
The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…
Date issued:
12月 2013
La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…
Date issued:
12月 2013
A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…
Date issued:
12月 2013
This Technical Note was prepared to support the transport sector policy dialogue between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of Belize. The note provides an overview of the…
Date issued:
12月 2013
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In addition to the morbidity and mortality concerns of outdoor air pollution, studies have shown that air pollution also generates problems for children`s cognitive performance and human capital…
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12月 2013
This technical note analyzes the methodologies used to evaluate neighborhood upgrading programs, describes their results, and suggests approaches for future evaluations. Local and central governments…
Date issued:
12月 2013
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We developed a technical efficiency analysis of container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean using an input-oriented stochastic frontier model. We employed a 10-year panel with data on…
Date issued:
12月 2013
This issue of IDEA is based on the recently released IDB book, Entrepreneurship in Latin America: A Step up the Social Ladder? It provides interesting insights into the limits of policies to promote…
Date issued:
12月 2013
Este número de IDEA está basado en el libro: Entrepreneurship in Latin America: a Step up the Social Ladder? (El espíritu emprendedor en América Latina: ¿un peldaño para ascender en la escala social…
Date issued:
12月 2013
Desde 1996, el Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe del BID (BID-INTAL) ha publicado la edición anual del Informe MERCOSUR, con el objeto de documentar los aspectos más…
Date issued:
12月 2013
Desde 1996, o Instituto para a Integração da América Latina e o Caribe do BID (BID-INTAL) tem publicado a edição anual do Informe MERCOSUL, a fim de documentar os aspectos mais importantes do…
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12月 2013
The Technical Note provides an overview of the trends in Belize's tariff structure over recent years, in particular its trade policy, commitments and obligations, the tax revenue implications,…
Date issued:
12月 2013
An important challenge faced by the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) is to mitigate delays in the implementation of its operations. To this end, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)…
Date issued:
12月 2013
Mitigar las demoras en la implementación de los proyectos financiados por los Bancos Multilaterales de Desarrollo (BMD) es uno de los principales desafíos a los que frecuentemente se enfrentan estas…
Date issued:
12月 2013
The importance of evaluation as a tool to promote learning and improve effectiveness has been extensively recognized in the Bank and reflected in the attention given to evaluability. As a consequence…
Date issued:
12月 2013
La importancia de la evaluación como herramienta para promover el aprendizaje y mejorar la eficacia se ha reconocido ampliamente en el Banco y reflejado en la atención conferida a la evaluabilidad.…
Date issued:
12月 2013
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Tradable permit markets for carbon dioxide (C02) emissions respond to short-run fluctuations in economic activity. To provide stability, both price and quantity interventions have been proposed.…
Date issued:
12月 2013
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This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The first seeks to increase the capacity of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) to…