Remittance traffic in the Western Hemisphere has crossed a threshold not only in magnitude, but also in significance highlighting profound emotional bonds between relatives separated by geography and the importance of remittances for development in migrants' countries of origin.

Improving remittance flows between Latin America and the US involving stronger ties with financial institutions and a favorable money transfer system would subsequently increase consumption, savings, and investment.

The Bank has prepared a new set of strategies, presented in this volume, for the two overarching objectives established (Sustainable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction and Promotion of Social Equity) and for each of the four priority areas highlighted in the Institutional Strategy...

The Bank has prepared a new set of strategies, presented in this volume, for the two overarching objectives established (Sustainable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction and Promotion of Social Equity) and for each of the four priority areas highlighted in the Institutional Strategy...

As is common in contentious public debates, different people mean different things by globalization.

This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2005. In addition, the Report contains a description of the Bank's operations - loans, guarantees, financings for small projects and technical...

This year, our fourth annual Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO 2012) shows that the implementation of the IDB's Development Effectiveness Framework is yielding positive results. In 2012, we continued working to improve the way we measure, monitor, and evaluate the progress made to meet the...

This is the first of two volumes that constitute the Annual Report of the Inter-American Development Bank. The two-volume report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 2010 (loans, guarantees, and grants) and, in a separate volume, Management's Discussion and Analysis: Ordinary Capital,...

This Annual Reports contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2006. In addition, the Report contains a description of the Bank's operations -loans, guarantees and grants-; Management's Discussion and Analysis:...

This Annual Report details the activities of the Japanese Special Fund and the Japanese Trust Fund for Consultancy Services for 2002. The Japan Special Fund (JSF), established in 1988, and Japan Trust Fund for Consultancy Services (JCF), established in 1996, are one of the primary funding...