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INFOGRAPHIC: Housing Quality in Latin America
August 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
How many families are homeless or live in poor quality houses? Despite the strong economic performance Latin America and the Caribbean has enjoyed in the past decade, the lack of adequate housing for low income people remains a serious development problem for the region. continue reading »
$150 Million Gift to Stanford University to Alleviate Poverty Expected to Benefit Latin America
November 6, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Stanford Graduate School of Business has established the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies with a $150 million gift from Dorothy and Robert King, MBA '60 continue reading »
Small Business Sector in El Salvador to Get Boost from $30 Million in Funding
September 26, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan for $30 million to El Salvador to finance the Program to Support Production Development for International Integration continue reading »
Latin American Economies Doing Well Inspite of Global Economic Problems Say Economic Ministers
September 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Latin America and the Caribbean continue to weather relatively well the problems currently afflicting the global economy, Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno said today at a meeting of central bankers and finance ministers. continue reading »
UN: Modern, Sustainable Development Critical to Ibero-American Countries
September 22, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Sustainable development will be critical to achieving long-term progress, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told foreign ministers from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries in Europe and the Americas today in New York. continue reading »
Chile Investing in Climate Friendly Technologies
September 9, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Multilateral Investment fund (MIF), of the IDB Group, will provide equity investment of up to $5 million in the Chilean Renovarum Renewable Energy Fund, a project that seeks to create a new development model for the local venture capital industry around low-carbon and climate-friendly technologies. continue reading »
Colombia Funds Early Childhood Services for Low-Income Households in Country
August 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the IDB Group, is partnering with Fundación Carulla in Colombia to create a franchise of high-quality early childhood services for low-income households in the country. continue reading »
Nicargua Obtains Financing for $22 Million to Improve Electrical Service Throughout Country
July 31, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latin America Business News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved the second loan, for $22 million, for Nicaragua's National Sustainable Electrification and Renewable Energy Program (PNESER, for its initials in Spanish). continue reading »
