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IDB announces 12 shortlisted proposals of the Orange Innovation challenge
October 09, 2019
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the 12 shortlisted proposals of the first edition of the Challenge: Orange Innovation, which seeks to recognize innovative business models that are using cutting-edge technologies for specific sectors of the Orange Economy.
FOROMIC launches in the Dominican Republic, seeks to reinvent inclusion
October 31, 2019
The event was attended by IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno.
Dominican Republic – FOROMIC, the main event on innovation for the inclusion of Latin America and the Caribbean, has just started in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with the slogan “Reinventing Inclusion”. The event was inaugurated by the Minister of Finance, Donald Guerrero and the President of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno.
IDB will hold Policy Dialogue and Forum on Better Management and Public Expenditure
October 31, 2019
Decision-makers and experts from Latin American and Caribbean countries will hold the Regional Fiscal Policy Dialogue and the Third International Forum of the Decentralization Network and Subnational Fiscal Management in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which will address the issue of better management and quality of public spending
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the Fiscal Management Division, will conduct the Regional Fiscal Policy Dialogue and the Third International Forum of the Decentralization and Subnational Fiscal Management Network of Latin America and the
IDB, Germany and Switzerland partner to transform vocational training in LAC
October 18, 2019
Multi-donor fund of US$13 million will accelerate the transformation of technical and vocational education and training in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) and the Government of Switzerland, represented by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), have launched the TVET Fund, a new multi-donor fund that aims to transform
From plastic waste to art: New Exhibit urges to address environmental problems
October 02, 2019
The new exhibition titled “Single-Use Planet” features eco-activist artists from across Latin America and the Caribbean at the IDB. Free registration here.
IDB Group launches Open Innovation Challenge to reduce plastic use
September 26, 2019
Washington, D.C. — The Inter-American Development Bank Group together with MIT Solve launch an Open Innovation Challenge that seeks to find the most innovative solutions that substantially reduce or eliminate single-use plastic and plastic waste in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Rethink Plastics Challenge offers the selected solutions prizes totaling 60,000 USD.
Study analyzes challenges faced by Central America as it seeks sustainable development
July 19, 2019
A new publication uses analysis of trade, investment, migration, the financial sector, raw materials, and natural resources to propose policy options
The Inter-American Development Bank and the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS) of INCAE Business School have presented in San Jose, Costa Rica, a book entitled “The Future of Central America: Challenges for Sustainable Development”, w
El Salvador will strengthen fiscal sustainability with IDB support
June 19, 2019
A $200 million loan will provide budget support for priority government expenditures, thereby protecting public investment and social program funding to promote inclusive growth
El Salvador will strengthen fiscal sustainability by securing resources for complementary financing of the General State Budget with a $200 million loan approved by the Executive Board Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Cartoonist from Paraguay wins contest on the future of work sponsored by the IDB
June 11, 2019
COMPETITION OF CARTOONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS RECEIVED 365 PROPOSALS
CARTOONIST FROM ECUADOR WIN THE FAVORITE CHOSEN BY THE PUBLIC
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that the cartoonist from Paraguay Manuel González was selected by the jury as the winner of the Third Cartoon and Illustrations Contest: The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean, with his piece "La historia del robo".
The IDB honors Peruvian chef Gastón Acurio
May 21, 2019
The ambassador of Peruvian cuisine will deliver the Cátedra Enrique Iglesias of Culture and Development on May 21, 2019.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced today that the chef Gastón Acurio was recognized with the Cátedra Enrique V. Iglesias of Culture and Development. This award was created by the organization to distinguish those who have excelled in their work of promoting the progress of Latin America and the Caribbean through the arts and culture.