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Finance & Development
March 2011
Alicia Barcena
Spreading the Wealth Poverty and inequality have declined in Latin America in recent years, but there is a lot more to do. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2006
The Elusive Quest for Equality Growth indices in Latin America are on the rise, education and health are improving, exports are climbing, institutions are becoming more democratic -- but poverty and inequality indicators refuse to budge. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Omar Arias
Poverty Reduction Although Latin America and the Caribbean reduced the incidence of poverty during the 1990s, population increases and the greater income inequalities that had developed during the 1980s stymied the region's efforts to reduce the number of poor people. How can its policymakers fight poverty most effectively and better protect the poor during economic crises? mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2011
Mario Mesquita
Great Expectations Brazil's economic success has raised the bar for that country, at home and abroad. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Saavedra & Arias
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
September 2001
Charo Quesada
The nuances of exclusion Once nearly inaudible, the public debate over the poverty and marginalization of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean is now hard to ignore. It is time for governments to act to eliminate ethnic and racial discrimination... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Danny M. Leipziger
The Unfinished Poverty Agenda: Why Latin America and the Caribbean Lag Behind Compared with East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have made very little progress in reducing poverty rates since the 1980s, largely because of sluggish growth... mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
October 2004
Carlo Binetti
A Political Agenda Against Inequality In the last two decades, Latin America has been weighed down by the bitter paradox of trying to advance democracy even as poverty grows more extreme. Meanwhile, in the political arena, globalization has imposed new demands on the State. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Arturo Valenzuela
Putting Latin America Back on the Map Consolidation of democratic institutions is a vital part of Latin America's recovery. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Claudio M. Loser & Martine Guerguil
The Long Road to Financial Stability Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean weathered the economic crises of the late 1990s better than expected, thanks to the policy reforms of the past two decades. Further reform is urgently needed, however, to put the region on a faster growth path and reduce its vulnerability to external shocks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Singh & Collyns
Latin America's Resurgence Latin America's recent resurgence amid continuing favorable external conditions provides another historic opportunity for the region to catalyze its considerable natural and human capital resources into sustained and higher growth. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
August 2005
"A Bigger, More Creative, More Efficient Bank..." After 17 years as IDB president, Enrique V. Iglesias offers an assessment of the Bank's performance and reflects on Latin America's uneven economic progress. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2011
Nicolas Eyzaguirre
Sustaining Latin America's Transformation Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2009
Maria Bartiromo
How Brazil's Lula Sees the Emerging World Order A conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
March 2003
Support in a time of crisis A senior IDB manager calls for greater equity in development mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2007
Tim Hanson
Buy Big Returns and Balance Your Portfolio In this interview Michael Molinski, author of Investing in Latin America: Best Stocks, Best Funds, discusses why Latin American markets are performing so well, and how investors can profit from them. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
February 2005
How Can Latin America Catch up? Science and technology are the key to competitiveness and improving lives in Latin America. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
April 2008
Paul Constance
Private Capital Drives a Green Energy Boom Inter-American Development Bank funds leverage investments in ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Neha Chamaria
Your Portfolio Better Get Ready to Habla Espanol o Portugues Keep an eye on how companies take advantage of growth in Latin America. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
November 2003
Alexandra Russell-Bitting
Rx for democracy A new study examines the health of Latin America's democracies, and prescribes a strong dose of political reform. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Jacob Sullum
Price of Prohibition The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, convened by Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Cesar Gaviria of Colombia, and Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, issued a statement declaring the current approach to drug policy a failure and calling for a paradigm shift. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 1, 2005
dos Santos
Brazil's Remarkable Journey Latin America's largest economy is finally reaping the benefits of reforms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 2006
Book Reviews Globalization and Its Enemies by Daniel Cohen... Capital and Collusion: The Political Logic of Global Economic Development by Hilton Root... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn
The Latin Quarter Fortunately, unleveraged exposure to the region has been more than ample over the past decade. Planners with clients who can live with volatility might want to look south of the border. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2011
Lora & Pages
Face-to-Face with Productivity It is not lack of investment but inefficient production that holds back Latin American incomes. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Johnston & Goldman
Obama Heads to South America to Head Off China The President will focus on strengthening trade ties with the region's booming economies, especially Brazil, and counter rising Chinese influence. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada
The fruits of foresight An architect of Brazil's AIDS program describes the "critical and innovative vision" that led to success... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Anthony Elson
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Arminio Fraga
A Fork in the Road Latin America faces a choice between populism and deeper reform. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
November 2004
Daniel Drosdoff
Unshackling the Banks A new IDB study urges Latin American governments to create environments where credit can thrive. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada
Less than healthy A new book charges that Latin American women suffer disproportionately from preventable health problems... mark for My Articles similar articles
Finance & Development
March 2009
Valdivia-Velarde & Seo
Data Spotlight: Latin America's Debt Lower external debt ratios help Latin America face the global crisis better. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Daniel Drosdoff
Brazil looks ahead at 500th anniversary Leaders assess the accomplishments and pending challenges of South America's giant mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2009
Geri Smith
Brazil's Coming Rebound Consumers are spending and banks are sound. Is the Latin giant finally growing up? mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel
Latin American Guerilla: The Brazil ETF Brazil has roughly the 10th-largest economy in the world, which makes it a South American powerhouse. The iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund changed the playing field significantly. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
July 2002
IDB supports small and vulnerable Caribbean states The IDB in June announced the approval of a $20 million soft loan to finance economic and social development projects in four low-income Eastern Caribbean island states that are vulnerable to external financial shocks and natural disasters. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
January 2003
Daniel Drosdoff
Just the facts, please How a database of social indicators changed the way public policies are designed and debated in Ecuador mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
December 2001
Peter Bate
The productivity puzzle A new IDB study examines why Latin America's companies find it so hard to compete with those from other regions mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2007
Tim Hanson
Profit From the Next Economic Superpower Over the past forty years Brazil has done a poor job of turning the countries blessings into sustained economic growth. But all that may be about to change. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Geri Smith
Democracy On The Ropes With corruption and economic woes rising, Latin America is disillusioned with democracy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Knowledge@Wharton
May 7, 2003
Lula's Brazil is Back on Track A $1 billion bond issue by a national government is not exactly sexy news in most places, but for Brazil a recent such sale was significant. It signaled that investors were confident they would get their money back and marked a milestone of sorts for the young administration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Knowledge@Wharton Brazil: A Heady Mix of World Cup Euphoria, Election Anxiety and Economic Uncertainty While most people agree that Brazil's problems are less severe than Argentina's, there are nonetheless troubling developments in this huge sprawling country. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
December 2005
Charo Quesada
A Giant That Needs to Keep Growing A Brazilian academic suggests ways to accelerate the development of Latin America's largest economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
April 2008
Government and Business Leaders to Attend IDB Group Annual Meeting Finance ministers, business leaders, civil society representatives and top artists from Latin America and the Caribbean will participate in the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, taking place in Miami, Florida, April 4-8. mark for My Articles similar articles
CRM
April 1, 2005
Colin Beasty
Outsourcing Options South of the Border Consumers aren't necessarily supportive of all that vendors are trying to do to provide customers with cost-effective support. mark for My Articles similar articles
AskMen.com
Joshua Ritchie
Brazil: The New Land Of Opportunity? Here's what Brazil has going for it economically speaking -- the opportunities, the government incentives to producers, the fastest-growing industries, and what the future has in store. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
October 2004
Enrique V. Iglesias
Solving the Competitiveness Conundrum The IDB is proud of the role it has played in promoting administrative, financial and judicial reform in its Latin American member countries, both through the Bank's lending programs and in the many innovative initiatives taken by its Multilateral Investment Fund. mark for My Articles similar articles
IDB America
October 2002
Paul Constance
The integration imperative The IDB's new report on social and economic progress in Latin America argues that regional integration is more relevant -- and more urgent -- than ever. mark for My Articles similar articles