Caribbean News # 17 - Oct.-Nov. 2008

Oct./Nov. 2008 – Number 17   A bimonthly newsletter for the Caribbean Region

1. Global Feature: The Financial Crisis: Implications for Developing Countries
2. World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick Visits Haiti  
3. Latin America and the Caribbean: Financial Contagion has reached regional economies
4. Haïti: 20 millions des dollars pour le relèvement du pays à la suite des cyclones
5. Estudio Regional: Igualar oportunidades, clave para desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe
6. Caribbean Regional Contest: "Keeping Boys Out-of-Risk"
 

1.  What began as a downturn in the US housing sector is now a global crisis, spreading to both rich and poor economies  read 

2.  While highlighting the need for reconstruction and a coordinated disaster response plan, President Zoellick also emphasized the importance of the country’s development agenda that includes boosting agriculture production, nutritional security, and improved education and health for all Haitians  read 

3.  Countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are feeling the effects of the global financial crisis as credit contracts, demand for exports declines, and commodity prices fall, resulting in a deterioration of terms of trade  read

4.  Le Projet de reconstruction d’urgence des ponts et de dévulnérabilisation permettra de rétablir l’accès à certains points cruciaux du système de transport et d’appuyer un processus de dévulnérabilisation en renforçant le système de gestion des risques de catastrophes  lire   

5.  Entre un cuarto y la mitad de la desigualdad de ingreso observada entre los adultos de América Latina y el Caribe se debe a circunstancias personales que enfrentaron cuando eran niños  leer  (Indice de Oportunidad Humana/Human Opportunity Index)  read

6.    The Regional Contest: Keeping Boys Out of Risk  seeks to identify and promote existing best practices that target youth-at-risk  read 

See also:

*   NEWS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
*   NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM THE WORLD BANK
*   UPCOMING AND ONGOING ACTIVITIES
*   JOB VACANCIES  

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