This paper presents the reality of remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be influenced by four points in the first quarter of 2008, such as:: the economic slowdown in the United States, sharp spikes in food and fuel prices, a harsher climate against immigration, and a weakening U.S....

Second and final segment of the exhibit organized around the book "Art of Latin America 1981-2000," published in 2002 by the IDB Cultural Center. Written by historian Germán Rubiano Caballero, the book gives an overview of the art in Latin America during the last two decades of the XX century....

El Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano ha celebrado la tercera edición de la Bienal Interamericana de Videoarte con un excelente balance de talento, incluso mejor que las Bienales anteriores. La tercera Bienal ofrece un premio más rico en comparación con ediciones anteriores, la...

The Guaraní have an aesthetic view of Earth. For the Guaraní, the Earth is a beautiful body on which trees are like long hair, the skin is sometimes shining, sparkling, and manifestations of soil erosion are diseases. This is within the conception that we call mythic, but for them it is a very...

This paper presents the growing volume of remittances to the Caribbean countries (particularly to Jamaica) has increased the interest and the opportunity to study mechanisms that contribute towards making the remittance market more deep, transparent and efficient. These trends have led to a...

The country with most entries was Colombia, totaling 70 coming from all parts of the country, and surpassing Argentina (in second place with 24), and others that have traditionally dominated the event, at least numerically, such as Mexico and Brazil (this year with 15 and 11 respectively). The...

The growth of economic migrants seeking better lives for themselves and their families has increased four times faster than the worlds¿ population. The information contained in this study presents the first detailed analysis of remittances from Japan to Latin America, and provides insight into...

Microfinance International Corporation was founded in 2003, with the intention to work to develop a could work to develop a solution to overcome the limitations of MFIs with the goal of providing sustainable financial assistance to families in developing regions and offering an attractive...

Presents the interest of the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank, to increase the impact of remittances on developing countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, through the promotion of innovative projects and dissemination more comprehensive information...

Celebrating the United States Hispanic Heritage Month, the exhibition presented a selection of 40 works from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Art Collection that have been acquired over the last few years, including painting, drawing, sculpture, graphics, and folk art pieces from most...