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Argentina to Expand Healthcare Benefits for Retirees and Pensioners with IDB Support

WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $500 million Loan Based on Results to increase healthcare benefits for retirees and pensioners affiliated with the National Institute of Social Services for Retirees and Pensioners. The operation, which has been approved by the IDB Board of Executive Directors, aims to improve existing comprehensive care policies for chronic diseases, provide more access to cancer treatment, expand coverage for people who need long-term care, and enhance affiliates’ experience with the services provided by the Institute. The program will

New GEMs Report Shows Risk of Investing in Emerging Markets Is Lower than Commonly Perceived

WASHINGTON — Lending by multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) to private entities in emerging markets performed comparably to that in advanced economies, with an average default rate of 3.54% and recovery rates exceeding global benchmarks at 72.9%, according to new statistics by the Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium. The results shed light on investment risks and opportunities in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) and underscore the importance of greater data transparency in supporting private-capital mobilization

Heads of MDBs Meet to Take Stock of Progress on Joint Actions and Look Ahead
Heads of MDBs Group meeting at the IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Guillaume Chaubert (IMF), Sidi Ould Tah (AfDB), Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Jasser (IsDB), Odile Renaud-Basso (EBRD), Carlo Monticelli (CEB), Ajay Banga (World Bank), Nadia Calviño (EIB), Ilan Goldfajn (IDB), Masato Kanda (ADB), Ludger Schuknecht (AIIB). Photo by: © World Bank WASHINGTON — The Heads of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Group, chaired in 2025 by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), met today to review progress on joint actions and chart priority areas for
Readout of the Sixth MDBs and Credit Rating Agencies Roundtable
MDB CFOs and CROs and Credit Rating Agencies Advance Dialogue and Achieve Progress on Capital Frameworks and Risk Criteria
IDB Presents Ways to Catalyze Private Financing, PPPs for Caribbean Development

WASHINGTON — Innovative financing solutions and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are key to unlocking the Caribbean’s development, according to a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Investment in smart, resilient, well-executed infrastructure projects will both help insulate the region from global economic shocks, as well as drive faster and more inclusive growth. The report, “Catalyzing Capital: Public-Private Partnerships for Resilient Growth,” provides a comprehensive analysis of the region’s infrastructure investment needs, the enabling environment for public-private

Ecuador to Strengthen Agricultural Public Services with IDB Support

WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $40 million investment loan to support the development of Ecuador’s agricultural public services. The financing, approved by the IDB’s Board of Executive Directors, will help strengthen agricultural research, promote technology transfer, improve information management, and consolidate governance of the agricultural research, development, and innovation system. In addition, the loan will support agricultural health services by enhancing laboratory diagnostic capacity, risk management, and disease and pest surveillance

IDB Group to Hold 2026 Annual Meetings in Asunción, Paraguay
WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) will hold the 2026 Annual Meetings of its Boards of Governors in Asunción, Paraguay, on March 11-14. IDB Group President Ilan Goldfajn and Minister of Finance of Paraguay Carlos Fernández Valdovinos signed a memorandum of understanding today to confirm the plans following a discussion at IDB headquarters about private-sector-led development. Economic and financial leaders from the IDB Group’s 48 member countries and representatives of the private sector and civil society will gather at the Annual Meetings to address key
IDB Group Announces Winners of Superheroes of Development 2025

The IDB Group honors projects from Panama, Brazil, and Bolivia for overcoming implementation challenges and generating replicable lessons for the region. WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) announced the winners of the eighth iteration of the Superheroes of Development contest. This initiative celebrates development projects that have overcome major implementation challenges, drawing lessons from their experience that can be replicated in other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Over its history, the contest has received more than 750 entries from 26

Haiti Boosts Access to Essential Health Services with IDB Support

WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $100 million grant to help Haiti rebuild essential health services in its three northern departments to save lives and prevent disabilities. The operation, which has been approved by the IDB's Board of Executive Directors, will contribute to improving the health system, conduct key health surveys and analyses for health management, and advance the digitalization of health care, using the information to develop a medium-term investment master plan. The initiative will also build on interventions carried out since 2022 through

IDB and Partners Drive High-Impact Innovation in Early Childhood Development
The Early Childhood Development Innovation Fund, a groundbreaking initiative by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and other strategic partners, backed 23 projects in 10 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, benefiting over 700,000 children.
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