WASHINGTON – Presented in the context of the 2026 World Cup and the IDB Group's The Development World Cup series of initiatives, GameChangers: The Field's Pulse Meets the Gallery brings art and sport into dialogue through soccer as a cultural force and a driver of development across Latin America and the Caribbean. Curated by Manuela Reyes and Mariana Mejía, the exhibition features works by Alma Digital, Rodrigo Ímaz, Felipe Jácome, Mandy Barker, Lao Gabrielli, Ronald Pizzoferrato, among others. It explores the relationship between art and sport through emotion, perception, and memory
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of up to US$8 million to improve the efficiency of the public sector and strengthen fiscal sustainability in Belize, enhancing public employment management and optimizing spending. The program, which will be executed by Belize’s Ministry of Public Service and Disaster Risk Management, aims to strengthen strategic workforce management and promote a more efficient, transparent, and digitally enabled public administration. Belize has made progress in strengthening its fiscal position, but a
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $90.4 million loan for the state of Goiás in Brazil to strengthen fiscal revenue and public expenditure management. This operation will finance measures to strengthen fiscal governance, upgrade technology, and operational processes, and build institutional capacity. The measures will modernize Goiás’s fiscal management, contributing to aligning systems and processes with the country’s consumption tax reform as well as enhance the state’s ability to deliver services and support sustainable
WASHINGTON – The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved up to $100 million in financing for the Program for Academic and Community Integration of Youth in El Salvador to expand the opportunities for youth from vulnerable communities to continue their education and access jobs. The IDB loan will be supplemented by $4 million in grant funding and $10 million in local counterpart funding, for a total of $114 million for the program. The program will allow more vulnerable Salvadoran youth to pursue a high school and post-high-school education by
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved financing for $78.75 million to expand access to housing, basic services, and opportunities for children, adolescents, migrant populations, and other vulnerable households in Uruguay, while improving living conditions and social integration in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The program is expected to benefit more than 31,000 people directly, including approximately 2,700 migrants, as well as an additional 62,500 people indirectly, building on more than two decades of collaboration between the IDB
WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) will engage with the government of Venezuela under a new Governor, after a consultation with its member countries. The IDB Group has taken note of the appointment of Calixto José Ortega Sánchez as Governor to the Boards of Governors. As Venezuela advances its recovery, the IDB Group will focus on efforts to support the people of Venezuela, drawing on years of data, analysis, and regional experience. The new Governor's appointment is effective immediately.
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved up to $69 million in non-reimbursable investment financing to modernize Les Cayes Airport and improve the transportation network in southern Haiti. The works at Les Cayes Airport represent a key step toward strengthening connectivity and development in the country’s southern region. The investment plan is designed to upgrade aviation safety to international standards, providing a reliable alternative for the transport of passengers, cargo, and essential supplies. The works will be carried out in
SAN SALVADOR — The government of El Salvador and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) today launched El Salvador Crece, a strategic initiative aimed at promoting investment, accelerating reforms, and advancing high-impact policies to drive economic growth, strengthen national productivity, and create jobs. El Salvador Crece is part of the IDB Group's LAC Crece platform, introduced this year during the Annual Meetings in Asunción, Paraguay, to support Latin American and Caribbean countries in designing and implementing private-sector-led economic development agendas. The launch