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Membership
Panama is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Panama appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.
For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Panama is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Venezuela, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Panama and Venezuela.
The Executive Director's Office - IDB Headquarters
- Executive Director:
- Adina Bastidas (From Venezuela)
- Alternate Executive Director:
- Antonio De Roux (From Panama)
- Temporary Alternate Executive Director(s):
- Víctor Luis Rodríguez Rojas (From Venezuela), Robert Bonillo (From Venezuela)
- Counselor(s):
- Víctor Luis Rodríguez Rojas (From Venezuela), Robert Bonillo (From Venezuela)
- Elected By:
- Panama and Venezuela
- Number of votes:
- 523,682 (5.57% of the institution's ownership)
Contributed Capital from Panama (as of 12/31/2009 )
| US$ Million | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Capital: | 435.80 | |
| Paid-in: | 18.70 | |
| Callable: | 417.10 | |
| Fund for Special Operations: (after exchange adjustments) | 25.40 | |
| TOTAL CONTRIBUTION: | 461.20 | |
Government Palace, Panama City
The Governor
- Governor: Frank De Lima G., Ministro/Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
- Alternate Governor: Mahesh C. Khemlani , Viceministro de Finanzas/Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas
- Communications between the Governor and the Bank: Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas
- Number of shares: 41,280 (0.44% of the institution's ownership)
