 | Support for Costa Rica's long-term competitiveness agenda
The Country Partnership Strategy for 2012-2015 focuses on developing competitiveness, improving efficiency and quality in the social sectors, and supporting environment and disaster management.
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 | Latin America: closing the financial sector gap
Latin America’s financial sector has managed to protect the region from the global economic crisis but now it should focus on providing better services to consumers and business, says a new World Bank report.
+ Feature | + Video | + Report | + Blog |
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 | Central America: Regional Security Gets Boost
Central American countries get additional financial resources and technical expertise to address spiraling wave of crime and violence following international security conference in Guatemala.
+ Feature | + Blog | + Crime & Violence report (pdf) |
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 | Costa Rica: Environment Tops the Agenda
Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati praised Costa Rica's "green record" following a meeting with president Laura Chinchilla at the Casa Presidencial. During her visit to Central America, she also met President Lobo in Honduras.
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 | Latin America: Unsafe Roads More Deadly than Crime
Holding the world's highest number of deaths and injuries caused by road accidents the region needs to speed up actions to improve its transit safety record.
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 | Central America Jump Starts Regional Integration
Regional heads of state and the World Bank join forces to relaunch Central America's economic integration.
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 | Open Access to the World Bank's collection of data
The WB's Open Data initiative provides free access to a comprehensive set of data about 208 countries around the globe, including more than 2,000 financial, business, health, economic and human development indicators.
+ Open Data website |
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 | Shakira, World Bank Launch Partnership for Latin American Children
The World Bank assistance package aims at strengthtening competitiveness and public finances in the wake of the global financial slump.
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 | A Call to Protect Competitiveness
World Bank study suggests that Costa Rica should embrace competitiveness by making it public policy, while creating a competitiveness ministry to show its commitment.
+ Full report (pdf) |
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