We collaborate with governments, the private sector, foundations and academic institutions to develop resources, extend our reach and share expertise. Our goal is to maximize impact together.
Whether the goal is to reduce poverty, address resilient development, or bolster growth, the IDB Group develops innovative partnerships with a wide range of actors. These include private companies, corporate foundations, academic institutions, and public sector institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean and around the world. These partners rely on our experience and comparative advantages in the region to help advance their development objectives.
Our specialized knowledge of the region gives us a significant edge in identifying needs and opportunities and creating synergies among development partners. This expertise makes the IDB Group the partner of choice for addressing the region’s development challenges.
Our single donor trust funds support targeted development priorities by complementing lending with grants and other financing, enabling innovative solutions through key funding, expertise, and knowledge transfer.
Our thematic multi-donor funds support the region’s most important development priorities, from clean water and trade to poverty reduction and disaster prevention. These funds pool partners’ resources to help test, fund, and scale innovative solutions that deliver real results for people and communities.
Through Project-Specific Grants, donors provide funding for specific projects and programs in the region. IDB specialists work closely with donors to design project specific grants that are scalable and have proven impact.
Resources from global thematic funds – multilateral financing mechanisms that pool contributions from multiple donors – are channeled through the IDB Group in its role as an implementing agency to advance global and regional development priorities at scale.
Co-financing is a critical tool for scaling development impact, enabling the IDB Group and its partners to combine resources, share risk, and expand the reach of high-priority investments whether through parallel co-financing, where each institution contributes and manages complementary resources, or joint co-financing, where the IDB Group administers partner funds to ensure strong oversight, coordination, and results.
In line with the G20 Independent Review of MDBs’ Capital Adequacy Frameworks, the IDB Group works with partners to expand lending capacity through BSO instruments, including hybrid capital (SDR- or hard currency-denominated), exposure exchange agreements, and credit substitution guarantees.
Through co-guarantee agreements, partners can join the IDB Group in enhancing the credit profile of sovereign sustainable debt issuances and investment guarantees, helping countries access financing on more favorable terms and at lower cost. These instruments can also enable innovative solutions such as debt-for-nature or debt-for-climate swaps.
Beyond direct financial contributions, strategic partnerships with public donors, private sector entities, academic institutions, and research centers provide the IDB Group with valuable knowledge, technical expertise, and technology-transfer opportunities.
We maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting for the partnership resources under our administration. The combined trust fund financial statements are also audited annually by an independent accounting firm.
We invite you to review the latest audited combined trust fund financial statements for 2022 and 2023 to gain insights into our financial performance and management practices.
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Explore our overseas offices
Our Asia office serves as the gateway for member countries, private sector entities and civil society looking to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Our European office fosters strategic alliances with EU member countries, Israel, international organizations, NGOs, and European-based public and private entities.
Learn about our financial support for public-sector initiatives in the region.
Explore our financing for private-sector projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, and other resources.
Approved by our member countries, the Strategy guides our mission and sets the priorities for our work. Learn about its components and how we monitor it.