This paper was first presented at a conference sponsored by the MIF and the IDB to examine the impact of quality and the related issues of ISO management systems standards upon the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the region. A program of assistance to support SMEs...

This report reviews of a set of international programs promoting Cleaner Production (CP) to aid MIF and similar donor agencies in structuring cluster programs with SMEs in Latin America aimed at promoting resource efficiency while improving economic and environmental performance.

Tercer encuentro de red de proyectos de integración e productiva entre PyMEs em América Latina y em América Latina y el Caribe Los cuatro proyectos de innovación : elementos para uma política de competitividade territorial

Power Point presentation: Clusters and Business Linkages

Power Point presentation: Clusters, Territorial Competitiveness, Poverty and Social Sector Integration

This presentation explores the economic, institutional and technological contexts in which micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are called upon to operate and the fiscal treatment issues public authorities should take into account. It also focuses on the basic features of the tax systems...

This workbook displays the results of a dynamic, qualitative scoring model constructed from 13 indicators that measure specific attributes of the business environment for microfinance across 55 countries worldwide.

This presentation features the role of Credit Unions in the Caribbean. It explores how they foster business initiatives based on a co-operative model in order to develop small and medium enterprises (SMEs).