Regional programs / Latin America and the Caribbean regional project 598-0619 · 1982–1990 · private sector competitiveness · International Science and Technology Institute, Inc. (ISTI)
International Science and Technology Institute (ISTI) is contracted under the Private Sector Initiatives Project (5980619) to provide a range of technical services to A.I.D.'s Private Sector (PS) Program in Latin America, including: (1) assessing and planning PS programs and initiatives (developing a database, evaluating programs and projects, developing planning and evaluation methodologies, and preparing CDSS's, action plans, and recommendatons for the use of ESF local currency); (2) providing project development and implementation support in seven key categories - policy reform, capital formation and mobilization, export and investment promotion, skills development, small and medium enterprise development, land and housing finance, and privatization; (3) improving management systems for PS programs (training in managing a PS portfolio, development of reporting systems) and (4) providing consultants to USAID's and A.I.D./W in areas such as finance and banking, investment and trade promotion, free zone development, and the like.
Source: DEC abstract, PD-KAG-944 (1986). The source's own text.
Operated in: Caribbean, Central America, El Salvador, Honduras, Uganda, Latin America, Belize, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Chile, Argentina, South America, Guatemala.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Science and Technology Institute, Inc. (ISTI) | implementer | 1986 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 12 sources |
| International Executive Service Corps (IESC) | implementer | 1986 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAC-0619-C-7038 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1987 to 1990 | Stated in a document |
| Title | Year | Type |
|---|
| implementer |
| 1984 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Free Zone Authority Service | implementer | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | 1982 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
| Central America | 1982 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
| El Salvador | 1982 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Honduras | 1982 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Uganda | 1982 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Latin America | 1984 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Belize | 1984 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Bolivia | 1986 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| LAC-0619-C-6057 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1986 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| LAC-0619-A-5093 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1986 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| 515-0619-C-3339 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| LAC-0619-A-2010 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1982 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| LAC-0619-A-2053 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1982 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| LAC-0619-A-4004 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1984 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| LAC-0619-C-3042 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1983 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAC-0619-G-0049 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| LAC-0619-G-3043 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1983 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| LAC-0619-G-6051 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1986 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Latin America and the Caribbean | 1986 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 12 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin American Regional | 1982 to 1990 | Stated in a document | 23 sources |
| Bolivia | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| El Salvador | 1986 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Guatemala | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Private sector competitiveness 40%; Financial sector (banks, credit, microfinance, markets) 13%; Macroeconomic foundation for growth 11%
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| 1990 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Argentina | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| South America | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Guatemala | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |