Publications and Reports

	Policy note: Municipal decentralization in Nicaragua: Fiscal and institutional issues- Nicaragua is aggressively pursuing fiscal decentralization. This process is an opportunity to enhance the quality of local services and is part of the democratization process of Nicaraguan society.
	World Bank Parliamentary Network report on Nicaragua-  The most salient conclusion of this report is that the poverty reduction strategy process in Nicaragua continues to suffer from excessive politicization.
	Nicaragua Poverty Assessment - In spite of drought, the onset of a coffee crisis, and the devastation of Hurricane Mitch, overall poverty in Nicaragua fell from 50.3 percent in 1993 to 45.8 percent in 2001. However, extreme poverty continues to be overwhelmingly rural.
	HIV/AIDS in Central America - Four of the six countries in Latin America with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence are in Central America, and the epidemic threatens to run out of control unless prevention efforts are intensified.
	The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor - Multilateral Efforts to Promote Sustainable Development - "En Breve" reports brief notes on lessons from the Bank's work in the region.

See also:

 Complete listing of reports on Nicaragua
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