October 1, 2021 The publication performs a diagnosis of gender gaps in Central America, Mexico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic and makes recommendations on how to boost female participation at…
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IDB Invest Partners with GBTI to Boost its Trade Finance Program
October 1, 2021 IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has incorporated Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) into its Trade Finance Facilitation Program (TFFP) through a guarantee…
El Salvador will Increase Access to Credit for Social Housing with Funding from the IDB
October 1, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $50 million loan for a program to reduce El Salvador’s housing deficit by providing loans for the purchase of…
CDB President calls for strengthening social resilience to place the Caribbean on a sustainable welfare path
October 1, 2021 The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Gene Leon, urged the region to take bold and innovative steps to surmount the significant development challenges that…
Diversification Paves Way to Global Trade in Caribbean
By: Bryan Ch. Campbell Romero September 28, 2021 A few weeks ago, Deodat Maharaj, Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), published an op-ed calling for greater support…
OAS Ministers of Labour Agreed on Measures to Build a More Resilient, Inclusive, Sustainable, and Human-centred Future of Work
September 28, 2021 With a unanimous call to build a more resilient world of work and a sustainable, just and human-centred recovery, the XXI Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour…
Heads of State of the Americas to Meet at the OAS Permanent Council to Analyse the Evolution of COVID 19
September 28, 2021 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a virtual special meeting on Thursday, September 30, to consider the evolution of the Covid…
Countdown to impactful, transformational Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021
September 28, 2021 As the countdown begins to the opening of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture on 4 October 2021, sector participants are anticipating an impactful event that will showcase…
CDB to provide US$32.5m to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda to increase resilience
September 28, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved loans of US$25 million to Antigua and Barbuda and US$7.5 million to Anguilla to counter COVID-19 fallout and support economic…
President of Guyana to feature at the region’s first Agricultural Technology Investment Summit
September 24, 2021 Caribbean Export Development Agency to host the regions first agricultural technology summit. H.E. Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative of Guyana to deliver keynote address. Caribbean…
LSE and IDB launch The Latin America and Caribbean Inequality Review
September 24, 2021 The IDB hosted a launch event on Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Call to Action on September 23 A new research project to investigate…
CDB Strengthens the Capacity of Development Finance Institutions in Credit Appraisal of Creative Sector Projects
September 24, 2021 A regional workshop being facilitated by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is set to put development finance institutions (DFIs) in 13 countries in a better position to…