This is the last version available of this document. One of the salient features of Chile as compared to other economies in the region is the outstanding pattern of economic growth the country experienced during the last two decades. From 1990 to 2005 Chile's GDP expanded at an annual average...

This strategy document, which was expanded and edited based on comments received through the two periods of the public consultation process, lays out a diagnosis of the key challenges facing development through the private sector and proposes five general areas for IDB intervention. Given the...

This report (RE-298) summarizes OVE's evaluation of the IDB's program in Brazil during 1993-2003. The paper starts with a selective, brief analysis of background that is needed to inform the evaluation. It includes an assessment of the programming process and the relevance and coherence (hence...

Este relatório contém uma análise das operações do Banco em 2011, incluindo empréstimos, garantias e subvenções. Este documento também discute as prioridades do setor e outras áreas-chave de interesse, bem como a implementação do Nono Aumento Geral de Recursos. Por fim, este...

A ultima década tem sido marcada por crescentes manifestações por parte de lideres do Brasil e da Colômbia sobre a importância e urgência da integração dos dois países sul-americanos. O ex-presidente da Colômbia Álvaro Uribe, por exemplo, chegou a declarar: "não parecia que tínhamos...

This Country Program Evaluation (RE-365) covers the period 2003-2008, which was marked by the consequences of Jamaica's financial crisis which had erupted in 1995. During the crisis, the Bank remained the major multilateral partner engaged in the country. However, it underestimated the impact of...

Revelation of Expectations in Latin America (REVELA) is a monthly publication published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Research Department (RES). The data comes from surveys of market participants conducted by Central Banks in Latin America. This document analyzes differences in...

REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado realizadas por los Bancos Centrales de cada país y bajo sus propias metodologías. Dichos...

The purpose of this document is to raise a debate among the Vice- Ministers of Trade of the hemispheric countries regarding the participation of civil society in the process of designing and implementing trade policies. The European case of consultations between civil society and the European...

This Country Program Evaluation (RE-313) covers the period from 1989 to 2004. During this period there have been four country strategy papers. Country strategy papers are consensual documents that set out strategic goals agreed to by the country and the Bank. All four strategy documents...