This year we will be experiencing a Christmas Season like no other. We may miss the joy of camaraderie, but it should however, serve to remind us of the spirit…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
$50m loan for COVID-19 response in the OECS signed
Dec 21, 2020 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today signed a US$50m loan agreement to support COVID-19 response projects in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States…
IMF gives Honduras $90m for COVID-19 relief.
By: Staff Writer December 18, 2020 IMF Executive Board Completes Third Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Arrangement under the Standby Credit Facility for Honduras. The IMF Executive Board’s completion…
IDB Invest promotes the development of tourism in Belize through Atlantic Bank
By: Staff Writer December 18, 2020 IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, will provide a loan to Atlantic Bank Limited (Atlantic Bank) for US$20m with a three-year tenor.…
IDB Mobilizes $1bn for COVID-19 Vaccine Financing in Latin America and the Caribbean
December 18, 2020 Earlier this week, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that it will mobilize US$1bn to help Latin American and Caribbean countries acquire and distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The funds…
Guyana to strengthen public policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic with IDB support
Guyana will strengthen its public policy and fiscal management response to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis with a US$34m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The operation, the first of a…
IMF takes note of massive trade shock in Central America at height of COVID-19 pandemic.
By Staff Writer December 18, 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a country focus on the Central American region, looking at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic and Natural disasters…
OAS Secretary General renews fight against corruption on International Anti-Corruption Day
By Staff Writer December 11, 2020 The Organisation of American States (OAS) renewed their fight against corruption at the International Anti-Corruption day with a statement from its secretary general, Luis…