Economy - Nicaragua

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U.S. State Department - Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

This site is managed by the Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs and is a portal for information from the U.S. State Department.
Economy of Nicaragua

Index of Economic Freedom

For over a decade, The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, Washington’s preeminent think tank, have tracked the march of economic freedom around the world with the influential Index of Economic Freedom. The 2007 Index of Economic Freedom has been redesigned to be accessible to the congressional staffer and the college student, the finance minister and the financial adviser.
Index of Economic Freedom 2007 - Nicaragua

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) was established by the United Nations' Economic and Social Council's resolution 106(VI) of 25 February 1948, and began operations the same year. In 1984 the Commission was redesignated as the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean by the Council in tis resolution 1984/67 of 27 July 1984. One of the functions is to promote economic and social development through regional and sub-regional co-operaton and integration.
Economic Report 11998-1999-2000English index page

The World Bank

The World Bank came into existence on June 25, 1946. The World Bank's goal is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth and investment in people. To achieve this objective, the bank provides loans, technical assistance and policy guidance to developing-country members. It is now working in more than 100 developing economies, bringing a mix of finance and ideas to improve living standards and eliminate the worst forms of poverty. Here the World Bank presents a country profile for Nicaragua.
The World Bank - Profile of Nicaragua

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The IMF is "a cooperative institution that 182 countries have voluntarily joined because they see the advantage of consulting with one another in this forum to maintain a stable system of buying and selling their currencies so that payments in foreign money can take place between countries smoothly and without delay." The IMF began operations in Washington, D.C. in May 1946. Membership is open to every country that conducts its own foreign policy and is willing to adhere to the IMF charter of rights and obligations.
Nicaragua and the IMF