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IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Peter Bate |
Soccer meets economics Pele and Kissinger highlight seminar on sports and development   |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
A fresh look at rural development Years after it went out of vogue, the rural economy is again emerging as a priority for boosting national performance and reducing poverty, according to experts at a seminar held in New Orleans in March during the IDB's annual meeting.... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
The risks of a capital surge Experts predict a rebound in capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean this year, but warn that countries must build and maintain sound financial systems and improve the institutional environment to make the flows sustainable.... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Carlos Gonzalez |
Guatemalan e-commerce In Guatemala, one of the most time-consuming aspects of the current, paper-based system of international trade is about to get much quicker, thanks to a program run by the Association of Non-Traditional Product Exporters (Agexpront). |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
A better way to fly Jamaica passed another milestone in its ongoing effort to spur tourism and foreign investment with the completion of major runway upgrades at Norman Manley International Airport last March.... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Promoting youth leadership skills Enthusiasm abounds among Latin American youth, but the hard skills required to lead successful social and business enterprises are relatively rare. The Partnership for Promoting Youth Development and Participation was designed in part to address the need for better management skills among Latin American youth leaders. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Latest Approvals The following operations were approved in recent weeks by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Gazette Environmental Group Honors IDB... Italy Considers MIF Support Fund... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Janet Stotsky, Esther Suss, & Stephen Tokarick |
Trade Liberalization in the Caribbean Since the mid-1990s, the governments of Caribbean countries have demonstrated a firm commitment to trade liberalization. What steps have they taken, what have the results been, and what further steps should they consider taking? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed. |
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