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FINCA: Insights from a unique approach to village banking [in Costa Rica]
Sustainable Banking with the Poor ,World Bank, 1998FINCA Costa Rica has been both a leader and a non-conformist in village banking. As one of the first village banking examples in Latin America, the program offers valuable lessons to other village banking institutions. While still retaining the FINCA name, FINCA Costa Rica has split from FINCA International, the US-based NGO that is credited with developing the village banking methodology.DocumentInvestment and Institutional Uncertainty: A Comparative Study of Different Uncertainty Measures
International Finance Corporation, 1997Ample empirical evidence shows evidence shows a negative relationship between aspects of institutional uncertainty and investment. Most studies, however, do not allow a comparison between different dimensions of such uncertainty because they focus on specific indicators, particular regions, or different periods.DocumentHow Businesses See Government: Responses from Private Sector Surveys in 69 Countries
International Finance Corporation, 1997Report on world-wide private sector survey which included a part on government-related obstacles to doing business. Entrepreneurs were asked to rate a list of 15 obstacles for their seriousness. This paper presents the results of almost 4000 entrepreneurs’ responses in 69 countries using a detailed regional breakup into 22 regions.DocumentTrends in Private Investment in Developing Countries: Statistics for 1970-96
International Finance Corporation, 1997National accounts normally do not break down gross domestic investment into its private and public sector components. Private investment is defined in this paper as the difference between total gross domestic investment(from national accounts) and consolidated public investment.DocumentThe Information Society and Development: the Role of the European Union
Information Society Project Office, EU, 1997Recent trends towards the information society potentially concern most human activities, including learning, communication, work and leisure. This applies equally to the developing countries, notwithstanding the diversity of their market situations, policies or technological capacities.DocumentHIV/AIDS: Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country
WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2000Epidemiological Fact Sheets contain the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS prevalence and incidence, together with information on behaviours (e.g. casual sex and condom use) that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.DocumentThe Financial Crisis in Asia. Statement by Marcus Noland (IIE)
Institute for International Economics, USA, 1998The main points of this testimony are that :events in Asia will slow US economic growth, and increase the US trade deficit on the order of $50 billion in the medium-run, with most of this increase generated by trade with Japan and South Korea.DocumentCase Study of the Women's Health Care Foundation, Quezon City, Philippines
Family Health International, 1997The Women's Health Care Foundation seeks to expand women's health care services "beyond the womb." Established in 1980, the Foundation works to meet the diverse health needs of Philippine women throughout their life cycle, broadening services beyond the traditional maternal-child health programs to include services for adolescents and postmenopausal women; counseling on sexually transmitted diseaDocumentBirth registration: civil rights and league tables
The Progress of Nations Report, UNICEF, 1998A birth certificate is a child's proof of identity and represents the first acknowledgement of his or her significance to the country. Proof of birth is needed for a number of services, and it offers a degree of legal protection. But too few developing nations take birth registration seriously, and rates vary widely within and between countries.Pages