The Country Office of Ecuador aims to provide effective, innovative support for the government’s development program by seeking promotion of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a vehicle for investment, leveraging of the equity market through thematic bonds and guarantees, and productive development of Ecuador’s Amazon region.
Overview
Ecuador is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Ecuador 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., Ecuador is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Chile, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Ecuador and Chile.
Executive Director: Maria Isabel Larenas Gonzalez
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Roberto Izurieta
ELECTED BY: Chile and Ecuador
Total Contribution: 20,036,772
Number of votes: 86,225
of the institution's ownership
Address: Avenida Simon Bolivar S/N y Via Nayón
Complejo Corporativo Ekopark - Torre 5, Piso 3
170124, Quito, Ecuador
Apartado Postal Nº 17-07-9041
Quito, Ecuador
Phone number: (T) (593-2) 299-6900
Fax number: (593-2) 299-6969
Videos available in Spanish
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) Country Strategy with Ecuador for 2026–2030 contributes to Ecuador’s economic growth by prioritizing: (i) private investment promotion, (ii) human capital strengthening, and (iii) institutional capacity strengthening. Crosscutting themes—including (i) the inclusion of vulnerable populations and (ii) climate resilience and response to natural disasters—are embedded throughout.
Aligned with IDB Group’s Institutional Strategy, Ecuador’s National Development Plan 2025-2029 and the Ecuador 2040 Growth Agenda, the Country Strategy promotes private sector-led growth through a programmatic approach that aligns interventions across sectors to ensure coherence, enable scalability, and sustain impact over time.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC-T1646 | PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT | BUSINESS CLIMATE AND COMPETITIVENESS | Strengthening Financing Mechanisms for Public Universities to Support Productive Development in Ecuador | 80,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-L1312 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT | Project to Strengthen the Public Defender's Office to Improve the Delivery of Justice and Legal Defense Services | 28,700,000.00 | Implementation | Sep. 23, 2026 |
| EC-T1647 | WATER AND SANITATION | WATER SUPPLY URBAN | Evaluating Machine Learning–Driven Fraud Detection: Evidence from AquaData in EPMAPS | 150,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-T1644 | OTHER | OTHER | Gastronomically Circular Galapagos | 1,500,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-T1645 | PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT | BUSINESS CLIMATE AND COMPETITIVENESS | Development of the scientific ecosystem for the social, economic, and productive innovation and transformation of southern Ecuador | 150,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-J0012 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | MIGRATION & MIGRANTS | Project to Strengthen the Public Defender's Office to Improve the Delivery of Justice and Legal Defense Services | 3,200,000.00 | Implementation | Sep. 23, 2026 |
| EC-T1630 | ENERGY | ENERGY INTEGRATION | Strengthening Electrical Integration and Moving Forward with the Ecuador–Peru Interconnection | 300,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-L1348 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH | Program to Strengthen Macroeconomic Stabilization | 500,000,000.00 | Implementation | Sep. 2, 2026 |
- Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 80,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Sep. 23, 2026
- Financing: 28,700,000.00
- Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 150,000.00
- Sector: OTHER
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,500,000.00
- Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 150,000.00
- Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Sep. 23, 2026
- Financing: 3,200,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 300,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Sep. 2, 2026
- Financing: 500,000,000.00
Overview
Ecuador is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Ecuador 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., Ecuador is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Chile, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Ecuador and Chile.
Executive Director: Maria Isabel Larenas Gonzalez
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Roberto Izurieta
ELECTED BY: Chile and Ecuador
Total Contribution: 20,036,772
Number of votes: 86,225
of the institution's ownership
Address: Avenida Simon Bolivar S/N y Via Nayón
Complejo Corporativo Ekopark - Torre 5, Piso 3
170124, Quito, Ecuador
Apartado Postal Nº 17-07-9041
Quito, Ecuador
Phone number: (T) (593-2) 299-6900
Fax number: (593-2) 299-6969
Videos available in Spanish
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) Country Strategy with Ecuador for 2026–2030 contributes to Ecuador’s economic growth by prioritizing: (i) private investment promotion, (ii) human capital strengthening, and (iii) institutional capacity strengthening. Crosscutting themes—including (i) the inclusion of vulnerable populations and (ii) climate resilience and response to natural disasters—are embedded throughout.
Aligned with IDB Group’s Institutional Strategy, Ecuador’s National Development Plan 2025-2029 and the Ecuador 2040 Growth Agenda, the Country Strategy promotes private sector-led growth through a programmatic approach that aligns interventions across sectors to ensure coherence, enable scalability, and sustain impact over time.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC-T1646 | PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT | BUSINESS CLIMATE AND COMPETITIVENESS | Strengthening Financing Mechanisms for Public Universities to Support Productive Development in Ecuador | 80,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-L1312 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT | Project to Strengthen the Public Defender's Office to Improve the Delivery of Justice and Legal Defense Services | 28,700,000.00 | Implementation | Sep. 23, 2026 |
| EC-T1647 | WATER AND SANITATION | WATER SUPPLY URBAN | Evaluating Machine Learning–Driven Fraud Detection: Evidence from AquaData in EPMAPS | 150,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-T1644 | OTHER | OTHER | Gastronomically Circular Galapagos | 1,500,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-T1645 | PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT | BUSINESS CLIMATE AND COMPETITIVENESS | Development of the scientific ecosystem for the social, economic, and productive innovation and transformation of southern Ecuador | 150,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-J0012 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | MIGRATION & MIGRANTS | Project to Strengthen the Public Defender's Office to Improve the Delivery of Justice and Legal Defense Services | 3,200,000.00 | Implementation | Sep. 23, 2026 |
| EC-T1630 | ENERGY | ENERGY INTEGRATION | Strengthening Electrical Integration and Moving Forward with the Ecuador–Peru Interconnection | 300,000.00 | Preparation | |
| EC-L1348 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH | Program to Strengthen Macroeconomic Stabilization | 500,000,000.00 | Implementation | Sep. 2, 2026 |
- Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 80,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Sep. 23, 2026
- Financing: 28,700,000.00
- Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 150,000.00
- Sector: OTHER
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,500,000.00
- Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 150,000.00
- Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Sep. 23, 2026
- Financing: 3,200,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 300,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Sep. 2, 2026
- Financing: 500,000,000.00
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