IDB Leads Multilateral Development Banks to Boost Nature-Based Investments
November 5, 2021 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SIGNED AN IDB LED JOINT-STATEMENT AT COP26 AND ANNOUNCE PLAN TO MAINSTREAM NATURE INTO POLICIES, ANALYSIS, AND INVESTMENTS Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) led by the…
IDB Launches Plan of Action to Fully Align Operations with Paris Agreement by 2023
November 5, 2021 ALIGNMENT WILL HELP 26 BORROWING MEMBER COUNTRIES MEET THEIR OWN COMMITMENTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced that its loans and projects will be fully aligned with the Paris climate…
IDB Invest Promotes Green Construction, Mobility with Guatemala’s Banco Agromercantil
November 5, 2021 IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is providing a $70 million loan to Banco Agromercantil (Bam), a subsidiary of Grupo Bancolombia in Guatemala, to strengthen…
IDB Invest Issues First Blue Bond in Latin America and the Caribbean
November 5, 2021 IDB Invest announces the issuance of a 50 million Australian dollar, 10-year fixed rate bond, the first blue bond in Latin America and the Caribbean. The announcement…
Haiti will invest in productive infrastructure with IDB’s support
November 5, 2021 THE IDB APPROVED $65 MILLION OF NON-REIMBURSABLE FINANCING FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE CARACOL INDUSTRIAL PARK (CIP), IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY The Inter-American Development Bank…
Electricity Demand in Central America on the Rise; Hydrology Supports Generation
November 5, 2021 Electricity consumption in Central America experienced a significant increase in the first half of 2021 (1H21), while economic activity continues to recover, according to the special report…
Dominica Develops Resilience
By Steven Dorst November 5, 2021 The island nation of Dominica, home to some of the Caribbean’s most breathtaking natural beauty, lies smack in the middle of Hurricane Alley. Because…
CDB Proposes a Resilience-Adjusted Measure for Small Island Developing Economies (SIDS) to Access Concessional Finance
November 5, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has proposed a resilience-adjusted Gross National Income (GNI) measure for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to access concessional finance. Termed the Recovery Duration…
CDB Joins with World’s MDBs in Global Pledge ‘Nature, People and Planet’
November 5, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank today joined with the world’s other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in a global pledge to further mainstream nature across its policies and operations,…
EDITORIAL: COP26 going according to plan, Thunberg is not impressed!
November 2, 2021 Well the BIG United Nations Climate Change Summit COP26 is going off as planned. A lot of blustery speeches, some media darlings are getting the shine and…
VIDEO: Devotions led by FR Bradley Miller
November 2, 2021 Devotions led by Fr. Bradley Miller of St. Luke’s Anglican Parish South Eleuthera, The Bahamas.
COMMENTARY: Cults, Discernment of Spirits and a Sense of Belonging
By: Wayne Campbell November 2, 2021 “Cults can hide in many places. They are so adept at blending into society and masking their true colours that often their victims do…