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Desde hace más de diez mil años, los seres humanos han estado contando y escuchando relatos orales. Esta veneración por el relato es una fuerza tan poderosa y permanente que ha dado forma a culturas, religiones y civilizaciones enteras. Durante demasiado tiempo el mundo empresarial ha ignorado o minimizado el poder de la narración oral. Los ejecutivos prefieren usar presentaciones de PowerPoint, datos, cifras y hechos. Pero, a medida que el volumen del ruido de nuestra vida moderna se convierte en cacofonía, la capacidad de contar historias que puedan escucharse se solicita cada vez...

There is now a general awareness among policymakers that additional reforms need to be undertaken if Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies are to grow at more than 6 percent a year--the growth rate required to reduce the number of people living in poverty in the region. This report offers a proposal for the discussion of such reforms. Chapter one identifies items in the reform agenda required to consolidate macroeconomic stability in the region, a necessary condition for sustaining high rates of growth. Chapters two and three addresses the additional structural reforms needed to...

The staff paper for the Third Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement on Paraguay focuses on the macroeconomic framework and medium-term scenario, risks, and capacity to repay the IMF. There have been delays in implementing some structural measures, especially related to the approval of banking legislation, owing to a shift in the political environment and congressional delays. Macroeconomic performance has been better than envisaged under the program. The authorities have adopted a new strategy involving a two-stage approach that they believe is politically feasible to achieve but will require ...