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Standard & Poor’s affirms IDB’s AAA/A-1+ ratings and upgrades SACP to ‘aaa’ from ‘aa+”
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 17:51
Standard & Poor’s has affirmed the Inter-American Development Bank’s ‘AAA’ long-term and ‘A-1+’ short-term issuer credit rating with a stable outlook. Also, following a review under the revised criteria for multilateral lending institutions, the IDB’s stand-alone credit profile was upgraded from ‘aa+’ to ‘aaa’, due to its extremely strong enterprise risk profile and very strong financial risk profile.
The IDB and Mastercard launch a new Resource Center for Digital Transport in Cities
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 11:10
The IDB and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth launch a new Resource Center for Digital Transport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Resource Center for Digital Urban Transport in Latin America has been founded, with the support of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.
Latin America & Caribbean will need 23 million health and education professionals by 2040
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 12:53
A new IDB study from the series The future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean estimates that the region will need 12 million teachers, 3 million doctors and 8 million nurses by the year 2040.
The study also highlights that jobs in education and health are good
IDB and CDB to expand the Sustainable Energy Facility (SEF) for the Eastern Caribbean
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 11:21
US$ 85.6 million programme will fund geothermal power and institutional capacity projects in five Eastern Caribbean nations
The Sustainable Energy Facility for the Eastern Caribbean (SEF-Expanded) is designed to reduce the financial, technical, and institutional barriers to geothermal energy development in five Eastern Caribbean nations. It will also aid in institutional strengthening and capacity building for those five governments and in partnering with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
Citizen Security Week in Chile will address the use of technology against crime
Monday, November 26, 2018 - 17:28
The IDB, the Government of Chile and countries of the region will discuss in Santiago, Chile, digital innovations and their application in the value chain in citizen security and justice
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security of Chile will hold the Tenth Citizen Security Week, in Chile from November 26 to 30, 2018. It is the largest regional event dedicated to security and criminal justice issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Millennials have potential that Latin America and Caribbean must not squander, says study
Thursday, November 22, 2018 - 15:39
Young people in Latin America and the Caribbean have weak cognitive skills but their socio-emotional abilities are strong, according to the study “Millennials in Latin America and the Caribbean: to work or to study?”
The report, which is the result of research drawing on more than 15,000 people in nine countries, also found a high level of optimism and aspiration in this new generation of workers.
Young people in Latin America and the Caribbean have great potential but it could end u
IDB Group and MAS collaborate to promote inclusive financial services
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 08:01
The alliance will allow Latin American and Caribbean financial entities to benefit from the innovations in regulation, knowledge and networks of the Asian country, world leader in Fintech
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, led by IDB Lab – the Group’s innovation laboratory – and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on projects and initiatives that will foster innovation in financial services in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and ASEAN regions.
Authorities will analyze in Panama Digital Government Agenda in the region
Monday, November 12, 2018 - 09:28
The 5th E-Government Ministerial Meeting and the 12th Red GEALC Annual Meeting will be held November 15-16 and bring together 23 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as representatives of Republic of Korea, Estonia, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Italy
The 5th E-Government Ministerial Meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean and the 12th Annual Meeting of the Network of E-Government Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean (Red GEALC) will be held November 15-16, 2018 in Panama City.
IDB bolsters Barbados’ macroeconomic emergency program
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 10:26
THE $100 MILLION LOAN IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT RESTORING BARBADOS’ ECONOMIC STABILITY, PROMOTE GROWTH, AND IMPLEMENT REFORMS
Relying upon a $100 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Government of Barbados seeks to regain macroeconomic stability, implement fiscal adjustment measures that foster a sustainable fiscal balance in the short and medium term, and protect social spending programs for the most vulnerable Barbadians.
$285M contingent loan from the IDB helps Jamaica get disaster ready
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 12:39
THE NEXT TIME A NATURAL DISASTER STRIKES, JAMAICA WILL BE BETTER PREPARED
A $285 million contingent loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will bolster the nation’s response efforts and help protect its public purse.