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Powering Caribbean Integration and Resilience

A multi-donor trust fund, grants for Haiti, and an innovative debt-swap program will boost development across the region. 

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A Better-Served Society in Guyana

The country will strengthen its social-protection system by digitalizing services, supporting senior citizens, promoting financial inclusion, and more.

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Powering Up Rural Guatemala

A newly approved electrification program will reduce gaps in access and strengthen institutional capacity, to the benefit of some 70,000 households.

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Chile Launches Reforms for Sustainable Growth Backed by $250 Million IDB Loan
WASHINGTON -The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support Chile’s reforms to boost its competitiveness and sustainable and inclusive growth. This operation, which has been approved by the IDB's Board of Executive Directors, aims to accelerate the...
Ecuador to Increase Resiliency of Energy Sector with IDB Guarantee
Ecuador is encouraging private investments to diversify its energy mix and enhance energy security with a $77 million sovereign guarantee from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).   The guarantee—the first operation under a $140 million conditional credit line for investment projects—is...
IDB Approves Financing for Banco do Brasil to Support Bioeconomy and Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon
WASHINGTON - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $250 million financing package to support the BB Amazônia Program, a joint initiative with Banco do Brasil (BB) aimed at promoting bioeconomy businesses and expanding sustainable infrastructure in the Brazilian Legal  Amazon. The...
IDB Approves $100 Million to Foster Investment Environment in Brazil
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved new financing to support the Brazilian government's efforts to foster a favorable environment for investment and private sector activity. The operation strengthens the Institutional Reforms Program for Competitiveness and Business...
IDB Creates Fund to Strengthen Caribbean Integration, Provides R$1.6 billion to Haiti in Grants, and Prepares an Unprecedented Multi-Country Debt Exchange
BRASILIA - As part of the Brazil-Caribbean Summit, with the participation of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced new measures to support the region through development and integration.  In the IDB's view, the joint efforts of Brazil and...
IDB Lab Opens Call for STEM Startups to Expand Their Access to Capital
IDB Lab, the innovation and venture capital arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), has launched a call for participants in its Women STEMpreneurs Competition to fund women-led startups in Latin America and the Caribbean. The thirteenth edition of the regional competition will...
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