The Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministries is a discussion group whose permanent members include the Chief Economists of the Central Banks and Finance Ministries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It operates under Chatham House rules. The IDB Research Department is the technical secretariat for this Network, founded in 1995.

The purpose of the group is to promote a high-level policy discussion on macroeconomic and financial issues as well as foster collegial bonds among policymakers from Central Banks and Finance Ministries. The network also fosters the interaction between the IDB Research Team and the region's policymakers, thereby helping to set its research agenda and focus its policy advice on relevant concerns.

The main activities are biannual workshops held at IDB headquarters in Washington. They include a regular meeting of the IDB’s LAC/G20 Initiative, created in 2010. Starting in 2005, an additional annual subregional meeting aimed specifically at representatives from Central America and the Caribbean was added to this Network.