February 8, 2022 The guidelines which direct the energy investments and approach of the Caribbean Development Bank are in for a refresh to meet the evolving needs of the energy…
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IDB Invest Helps Latin America & Caribbean Tech Industry through Amadeus Fund
February 8, 2022 IDB Invest has provided an equity investment of up to $10 million in the Amadeus V Latin America Sustainable Growth Fund, a private equity fund established and…
Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Official Visit to the Caribbean Development Bank
February 8, 2022 A shared mission of advancing the Caribbean Region must continue to bond the staff of the Region’s leading development institution, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the…
Report to the Permanent Council: MAPP/OAS Calls for Strengthening Electoral and Security Guarantees for Citizen Participation in Colombia
February 4, 2022 The Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia of the Organization of American States (MAPP/OAS) delivered to the OAS Permanent Council its thirty-first semi-annual report, corresponding…
CDB to Create Regional Financing Ecosystem to Rescue and Reposition Caribbean Economies
February 1, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is moving to create a “financing ecosystem” to support the rescue, recovery and repositioning of its Borrowing Member Countries’ (BMCs) economies to…
CDB projects regional economic growth of 9.1% in 2022
February 1, 2022 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 9.1% across its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) in 2022, accelerating the region’s economic…
CDB Mobilised US$80m in Flexible, Swift Pandemic Response in 2021
February 1, 2022 As the Caribbean faced down the second year of COVID-19 in 2021, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) mobilised over US$80 million specifically to help its Borrowing Member…
Latin America’s Strong Recovery is Losing Momentum, Underscoring Reform Needs
By: The International Monetary Fund February 1, 2022 Governments will need to combine fighting inflation with structural policies that reignite growth. Economies in Latin American and the Caribbean are losing…
2022 IDB Annual Meeting to Be Held in Virtual Format
January 28, 2022 Due to current COVID-19 pandemic conditions, the Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has decided to hold this year’s IDB Annual Meeting in…
IDB Invest, Mibanco to Support Colombia’s Women-Led Microenterprises with Gender Bond
January 28, 2022 • This is the first social gender bond publicly issued by a financial entity in Colombia with IDB Invest taking on the role of anchor investor. IDB…
OAS Presents a Compendium on Strategies, Tools, and Actions Implemented by Emergency and Security Services to Address the COVID-19 pandemic
January 28, 2022 The Organization of American States (OAS) presents the Compendium of Strategies, Tools and Actions Implemented by the Emergency and Security Services to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The compendium…
Digitalizing public service delivery in Haiti: challenges and opportunities
January 25, 2022 Digitalizing public service delivery in Haiti: challenges and opportunities Digital transformation is no longer a choice. The pandemic has highlighted disparities among countries, including their ability to adapt…