By Max-Emanuel Hatzold Remaining competitive in the textile business is not easy, as it is an industry with low barriers to entry and intense global competition. As a result, profit margins are typically low. That’s why companies like Vicunha Ecuador S.A., one of the country’s oldest textile manufacturers, need to constantly invest in growth, efficiency, and … [Read more...] about More than Denim and Profits: Creating Jobs and Engaging the Community
Tackle the Funding Gap: Expanding Access to Credit for Brazilian Microentrepreneurs
By Helio Bertachini Ms. Terezinha runs her own small business selling churrasquinho, a type of steak stick, in Pindamonhangaba, a city in the countryside of São Paulo State, Brazil. Terezinha needs credit to grow her business, but until recently her access to credit was very limited.View Post … [Read more...] about Tackle the Funding Gap: Expanding Access to Credit for Brazilian Microentrepreneurs
Filling the Infrastructure Gap in the Americas –What do people really want?
By Tracy Betts IDB-funded online survey to 33,500 internet users across the Americas reveals people’s priorities in infrastructure. … [Read more...] about Filling the Infrastructure Gap in the Americas –What do people really want?
How to implement an impact evaluation?
Consider this: you have just completed the installation of a water and sanitation system for an entire neighborhood, but many households don’t connect their kitchens and bathrooms to the new water and sewer lines. With low coverage, many of the expected health benefits of the project will not materialize. … [Read more...] about How to implement an impact evaluation?
Don’t miss the 10th anniversary meeting of the Impact Evaluation Network
By Oscar Mitnik The 10th-anniversary meeting of the Impact Evaluation Network (IEN) of LACEA (Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association) will be held from March 22 to 24, 2017 at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) headquarters in Washington, DC. The meeting will consist of the presentation of 16 selected research papers from a record number of … [Read more...] about Don’t miss the 10th anniversary meeting of the Impact Evaluation Network