WASHINGTON – The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $60 million Specific Investment Loan (ESP) to reduce the vulnerability of residents of the Municipality of Goiânia, Brazil, to flooding. This operation is part of the IDB Group’s Ready and Resilient Americas initiative and is aligned with the Group’s South Connection program which aims to promote connectivity, facilitate trade, and support sustainable growth in South America. This is the second operation under a Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects (CCLIP) approved by the IDB in
The IDB-backed program will support the establishment of Belize’s first guarantee fund for MSMEs to mobilize financing for investments.
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $200 million loan to support Uruguay’s implementation of its National Public Security Plan 2025-2035, helping the country’s fight against organized crime and strengthen public security and justice. The program will support the Ministry of the Interior, the National Police, and the Attorney General's Office. The plan will improve strategic planning and coordination across the public security sector, enhance police effectiveness in areas where criminal activity is highly concentrated, help the
The IDB operation supports a broader fiscal reform program in Bolivia agreed with the International Monetary Fund
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $450 million Programmatic Policy-Based Loan (PBP) to help strengthen energy security and the financial sustainability of Colombia’s power sector. The operation will encourage private investment in power generation and transmission, improve the execution of public resources aimed at expanding access to electricity in rural areas, promote the sector’s financial sustainability, and help reduce the fiscal deficit associated with subsidies. It will also contribute to the objectives of the IDB’s
IDB strengthens transparency and reaffirms its leading position in the 2026 Aid Transparency Index.
The region’s year-on-year growth in the first half of 2026 outpaced the increase in global trade. WASHINGTON — Goods exports from Latin America and the Caribbean grew 19.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, outpacing the 14.5% increase in world trade, driven by higher prices for oil and other commodities and by demand for infrastructure associated with artificial intelligence (AI). The region’s strong export performance opens an opportunity to attract more foreign investment, according to the Trade and Integration Monitor 2026 published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $200 million Global Multiple Works (GOM) loan to finance rehabilitation and maintenance works on Routes 8, 13, 39, and 15 of Uruguay’s National Road Network. The program will finance fifth-generation Rehabilitation and Maintenance Contracts (CREMA), developed as part of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works’ (MTOP) public policy aimed at improving the efficiency of public spending on road infrastructure and implemented in coordination with the Uruguay Road Corporation (CVU). It is also
IDB guarantee to support Barbados' efforts to strengthen the resilience of its health system under Multi-Guarantor Debt for Resilience Initiative.