Global programs / LFCI
When the Chamorro administration assumed office in Nicaragua in April 1990, it inherited a collapsed financial system. Under Sandinista rule, the country's banking system, once the most fully developed in Central America, had deteriorated into little more than a mechanical arrangement for delivering subsidized credit under the auspices of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, without any meaningful supervision or surveillance by monetary authorities. In recent years, hyperinflation has further debilitated Nicaragua's financial system and severely eroded the asset and deposit bases of banking institutions. All four lending institutions -- Banco Nicaraguense de Industria y Comercio, Banco Nacional de Desarrollo, Banco Popular, and Banco Inmobiliario -- are insolvent. Routine transfers between cities may take up to a month before payment is finally credited, and even the mechanics for payment, clearance, and settlement of the fund transfers need to be overhauled. Inter- institutional competition of any kind is non-existent, and only the Central Bank is engaged in any international operation. A prompt, progressive, and comprehensive overhaul of the system is needed, covering both the pra
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABJ-769 (1990). The source's own text.
Operated in: India, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Thailand, Tunisia, Honduras, Pakistan, Morocco, Gambia, Madagascar, Chile, Lesotho, Latin America, Ivory Coast, Poland, South Africa, Central Asia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Egypt, Southern Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Mongolia, Portugal, Uganda, Philippines, Canada, West Bank, Turkey.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
A few documents to read first. Each opens in the side panel, with the PDF to download.
Evaluation studies and evaluation-type documents linked to this program.
| PACT program review | 1992 | Evaluation-type document |
| USAID/Honduras bank strengthening program : a diagnosis of the Asociacion Hondurena de Instituciones Bancarias (AHIBA) | 1992 | Evaluation-type document |
| Asesoria de Price Waterhouse a la Superintendencia de Bancos : informe final | 1992 | Evaluation-type document |
Showing 3 of 4 evaluations.
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Waterhouse. Ofc. of Government Services | implementer | 1989 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 81 sources |
| Brookings Institution | implementer | 1994 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
Awards, topics, similar programs and how to read this page.
Scope: global. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.95.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC-2206-Z-8191 (other, fiscal year not recorded) | 1989 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 82 sources |
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| Title | Year | Type |
|---|
| implementer |
| 1990 to 1991 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
| Financial Markets International Research Institute, Inc. | implementer | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| University of Connecticut | implementer | 1994 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | implementer | 1994 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Wageningen Agricultural University | implementer | 1994 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Intrados/International Management Group | implementer | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Associates, Inc. | implementer | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Ernst & Young | implementer | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Price Waterhouse. Washington Regulatory Advisory Services | implementer | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Price Waterhouse | implementer | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| KPMG Peat Marwick | implementer | 1994 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| World Bank (IBRD). International Economics Dept. Debt and International Finance Div. | implementer | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Price Waterhouse. International Consulting Services | implementer | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| International Links, Ltd. | implementer | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1992 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 8 sources |
| Indonesia | 1989 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
| Nicaragua | 1990 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
| Bolivia | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Thailand | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Tunisia | 1990 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Honduras | 1990 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Pakistan | 1989 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Private Enterprise. Ofc. of Emerging Markets | 1991 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 38 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Asia and Private Enterprise. Ofc. of Emerging Markets | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 24 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Global Programs, Field Support and Research. Center for Economic Growth. Ofc. of Emerging Markets | 1994 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Private Enterprise. Ofc. of Emerging Markets | 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Enterprise | 1989 to 1994 | Stated in a document | 47 sources |
| Nicaragua | 1990 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
| Tunisia | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| India | 1992 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Madagascar | 1993 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Thailand | 1990 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Honduras | 1990 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Bolivia | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Indonesia | 1990 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Ecuador | 1993 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Egypt | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Belize | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Chile | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Dominican Republic | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Latin American Regional | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Gambia | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Guatemala | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Morocco | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Africa Regional | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Financial sector (banks, credit, microfinance, markets) 53%; Private sector competitiveness 11%; Macroeconomic foundation for growth 9%
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Program key prj:9400014
| 1990 to 1992 |
| Stated in a document |
| 3 sources |
| Lesotho | 1990 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Latin America | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Ivory Coast | 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Poland | 1991 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| South Africa | 1990 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Central Asia | 1991 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Guatemala | 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Ecuador | 1993 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Egypt | 1989 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Southern Africa | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Africa South of Sahara | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Mongolia | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Portugal | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Uganda | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Philippines | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Canada | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| West Bank | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Turkey | 1990 | Stated in a document | 1 source |