Inside the IDB

Inside the IDB

The officials of the Inter-American Development Bank make their recommendations from Washington where their headquarters sits at the corner of ...
Borrow in order to sell?

Borrow in order to sell?

Why do governments need to borrow money from the IDB when a public enterprise is sold off to private buyers? ...
IDB Plan To Sell The Public Sector: The Cure or the Ill?

IDB Plan To Sell The Public Sector: The Cure or the Ill?

According to the Inter-American Development Bank, the regional inter-governmental bank and largest multilateral lender for Latin America, Latin America is ...
Selling the Public Sector: Latin America reacts; Colombia: Taking a Stand in Cali

Selling the Public Sector: Latin America reacts; Colombia: Taking a Stand in Cali

Emcali is the public company that provides water, energy and telecom services to two million people in and around Cali, ...
IMF and World Bank to Labor Unions: Drop Dead

IMF and World Bank to Labor Unions: Drop Dead

From October 23 to 25 of last year, the High Command of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World ...
Selling Free Trade in Central America

Selling Free Trade in Central America

On December 17, 2003, Robert Zoellick, the U.S. Trade Representative, announced that the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and ...