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IDB Group will meet with the Civil Society representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean in Bolivia
October 10, 2017
Event will be in Santa Cruz from November 8-9 and will examine topics on innovation sustainable development in the region
***The event will be transmitted via Livestream***
Representatives of the civil society organizations from 26 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean will meet in Bolivia on November 8-9 to host the XVII Annual Meeting of the IDB Group-Civil Society.
IDB launches 2017 Call for Proposals to promote Regional Public Goods in Latin America and the Caribbean
February 24, 2017
The deadline for accepting proposals is April 26th, 2017
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the 2017 Call for Proposals of the Initiative for the Promotion of Regional Public Goods in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which supports projects aimed at resolving shared challenges and seizing opportunities for development through regional cooperation among at least three countries. Since 2004, the RPG Initiative has financed 140 projects, investing a total of more than US$103 million.
Civil society representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean to meet with the IDB Group to discuss sustainable growth
November 03, 2016
Gathering organized by the Inter-American Development Bank in the Dominican Republic Nov. 8-9 will examine climate change, gender and security, road safety and public health, as well as tax policy
***The event will be transmitted live via Livestream ***
IDB and Maersk Group join forces to expand the ConnectAmericas support to SMEs
March 14, 2016
SeaLand, Maersk Group regional shipping company, and ConnectAmericas signed a collaboration agreement for two years
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and SeaLand, Maersk Group regional shipping company, signed a partnership agreement that will deliver significant benefits to small and medium sized enterprises affiliated to ConnectAmericas, the first business social network of the Americas that provides business opportunities, training and financing.
Inter-American Development Bank to hold Annual Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas
February 11, 2016
Online media registration is now available for April 7–10 gathering of Latin American and Caribbean leaders
Spotlight on economic challenges, private sector opportunities, urban development, global economic challenges, disaster management
The Inter-American Development Bank Group will hold its Annual Mee
IDB sponsors dialogue between the public and private sectors of CAFTA-DR member countries
January 26, 2012
Thanks to the agreement, trade among the partners grew 23 percent last year
Mesoamerica renews push towards integration
October 25, 2010
The presidents of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico, Colombia and the Dominican Republic will meet tomorrow, Oct. 26, in Cartagena, Colombia at the XII Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination. The heads of state will be informed of the progress made by the Mesoamerica Project in terms of regional integration and will decide further courses of action.
Central America's integration is in full swing
July 21, 2010
In late July, the first substation of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC) is opening in Costa Rica. A week later, the substation in Panama will be ready to operate. Towers, lines and cables are already in place, so the southern section of the nascent Central American electricity market will soon be a reality.
PAC53 - Road from La Chorrera to Arraijan, in Panama.
IDB invites feedback on new project impact mechanism for communities
May 06, 2009
The Inter-American Development Bank today unveiled its new proposed Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM)—the process through which affected communities can voice concerns about an IDB project.
The ICIM is a draft proposal, which is open to public consultation for civil society groups and other actors to express their suggestions and provide feedback. The idea is to enhance and speed up the investigation process of external allegations.
The IDB, a partner of Colombia in development
March 17, 2009
Since the mid-1990s the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been the leading source of multilateral financing for Colombia. Over the last 50 years, the IDB has approved more than US$14.8 billion in loans and non-refundable technical cooperation projects for Colombia.
Throughout its history, the IDB has supported the Colombian government and private sector in key development areas such as infrastructure, state modernization and reform, small and medium enterprise, agriculture, energy, climate change and environmental protection.