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Finance & Development
June 1, 2001 |
Bulletin IMFC Meeting Endorses IMF Crisis Prevention Efforts... IMF in the process of change... The IMF's Role in Poverty Reduction... IMF Acts to Streamline and Focus Conditionality...   |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
James M. Boughton |
Michel Camdessus at the IMF: A Retrospective It may be some years until a definitive assessment of Michel Camdessus's unprecedented 13 years as Managing Director can be made. In this article, the IMF's Historian provides a preliminary evaluation. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005
Jonathan Wheatley |
Why Condi's Meeting With Lula Matters Both Brazil and the U.S. share an interest in promoting stability and democracy in Latin America. Above all, the Bush Administration hopes it can persuade Lula to help rein in what it sees as the region's most dangerous leader -- Venezuela's authoritarian President, Hugo Chavez. |
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. |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
G.E. Gondwe |
Making Globalization Work in Africa There is no doubt that economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have lagged far behind those of other regions and that Africa is the region least integrated into the global economy. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Rich Miller |
A To-Do List For The IMF For starters, get tough on rich nations and give Asia a greater say. The trouble, experts say, is that the IMF's influence with industrial nations is basically limited to jawboning. |
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. |
IDB America
September 2005
Bruce Babbit |
Big Dreams, Big Decisions Massive infrastructure projects planned for Latin America demand strong environmental measures. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005 |
Venezuela's Chavez Wins More Support Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez won new backing from Spain and Brazil in the form of military supplies. But the sales may irritate the U.S., which is worried that Chavez' arms buildup could destabilize the region. |
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. |
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... |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
Geri Smith |
Is Venezuela's Chavez Killing The Golden Goose? Venenzuelan President Hugo Chavez is using oil industry profits to enhance social programs. He is also using oil in his bid to turn Venezuela into a counterweight to U.S. influence in Latin America, causing a strain in relations. |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Geri Smith |
Chavez: Trading Oil For Influence What worries Washington most about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is the way he is spreading his strident anti-American message throughout the hemisphere, winning hearts and minds from Buenos Aires to the Bronx. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Ernesto Hernandez-Cata |
Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can Be Done? Sub-Saharan Africa must increase economic growth to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This article discusses some obstacles to growth in the region, as well as some policy actions that would improve its prospects. |
Bank Technology News
October 2001
Daniel Joelson |
AT&T Takes Big Bites in Latin America Despite making headway, the telecom giant is learning Latin America presents its own unique challenges... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Alfred Schipke |
Building on CAFTA How the free trade pact can help foster Central America's economic integration. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Sergio Pereira Leite |
Human Rights and the IMF Human rights and macroeconomic stability are far from incompatible. Rather, they both play crucial roles in the fight against poverty. By supporting sound economic policies and encouraging constructive dialogue within civil society, the IMF contributes to human rights. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001 |
Bulletin Kohler Calls For Coordinated International Response in Wake of September 11 Attacks... IMF Releases Reduced World Economic Outlook Projections... External Financing for IMF Technical Assistance... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000 |
Bulletin Pressing Issues of Globalization and Poverty Reduction Are Focus of 2000 IMF--World Bank Annual Meetings... Horst Kohler's Vision for the IMF... Research at the IMF... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Saleh M. Nsouli |
Capacity Building in Africa: The Role of International Financial Institutions This article reviews the evidence on the importance of domestic institutions for economic growth and examines the role of international financial institutions, and particularly the IMF and its training, in capacity building in Africa. |
Bank Technology News
May 2001
Daniel Joelson |
Online Trading Craze in Latin America The market goes from hope to fear and back... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Sanjeev Gupta |
Is the PRGF Living Up to Expectations? When the IMF launched the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) in 1999, it envisaged some far-reaching changes in its operations. But is this new facility living up to expectations? |
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. |
Reason
November 2007
Michael C. Moynihan |
The Caudillo in His Labyrinth Hugo Chavez, by Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera Tyszka, is dispiriting reading, but there may still be hope for Venezuela. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001 |
New Book Features IMF's Role in Combating the Global Debt Crisis James M. Boughton's book Silent Revolution: The International Monetary Fund, 1979-1989. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Stephen Ixer |
Chavez' Oil-Fueled Revolution Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is stepping up a program of expropriation that could bedevil a number of businesses, both locally owned and foreign. |
IDB America
May 2002 |
`Don't retreat on reform' IDB economist urges countries in Latin America to strengthen democracy, reforms and integration |
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. |
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. |
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. |
IDB America
October 2006 |
Optimism on Energy IDB president envisions a future in which Latin America provides energy security and stability to the Western Hemisphere. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Cottarelli & Mateos y Lago |
Helping the Global Economy Stay in Shape The IMF adopts a new framework for monitoring countries' economic performance. |
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 |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Edward Gemayel & Samar Maziad |
Delivering on Change The IMF has created a new support framework for the world's low-income countries. |
IDB America
July 2005 |
Luis Alberto Moreno elected president of the IDB Colombian diplomat and former minister of economic development Luis Alberto Moreno was elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank on July 27, 2005. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Economist Joseph Stiglitz and His Discontents In a timely book, issued in a period when protests against the process of globalization continue to spread across the globe, and Stiglitz musters some impressive ammunition for his indictment of the IMF. But his salvo may mask some gaps in his reasoning. |
Reason
March 2003
Charles Oliver |
Global Speculators A billionaire and a Nobel laureate want to fix international trade agencies. Why bother? |
Bank Technology News
March 2002
Daniel A. Joelson |
Latin America Uncovers Internet Banking Leaders Economic conditions won't bury the growth of online banking in the region... |
BusinessWeek
October 20, 2003 |
Behind Brazil's New Assertiveness Foreign Minister Celso Amorim explains the rationale for its much tougher positions on world and regional trade |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Bulletin The Asian Crisis Four Years On... The New Basel Capital Proposal for Banks... IMF Reviews Financial Sector Assessment Program... etc. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
Simon Johnson |
An IMF Just for Emerging Markets Developing countries don't trust the fund to serve their interests. Solution: An EMF. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Goldsbrough et al. |
Prolonged Use of IMF Loans How much of a problem is it? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Jeremy Clift |
The Quiet Integrationist A profile of Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda and his ambitious agenda to promote a new financial architecture for Asia. |
Salon.com
August 17, 2000
David A. Wernick |
Venezuela's president is playing with fire By befriending U.S. enemies like Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez risks alienating his troubled country's biggest trading partner. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 28, 2008
Sherree DeCovny |
JPMorgan Chase Extends Treasury & Securities Services in Latin America Responding to Latin America's expanding economy and growing export business, New York-based JPMorgan Chase has restructured its Treasury & Securities Services franchise to place an increased emphasis on the region. |
BusinessWeek
July 5, 2004 |
"Our People Want to Decide Our Own Destiny" Bolivian indigenous leader Evo Morales, a possible presidential candidate, on the causes for the country's social unrest. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Carstens & Luis I. Jacome H. |
Taming the Monster How Latin America's central banks survived hyperinflation to become guardians of price stability. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001 |
Book reviews Robert Solomon's Money on the Move: The Revolution in International Finance Since 1980... Distributive Justice and Economic Development: The Case of Chile and Developing Countries... Ruth de Krivoy's Collapse: The Venezuelan Banking Crisis of '94... etc. |
