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IDB and Switzerland Boost Sustainable Development in the Amazon
November 10, 2022
$8 million pledge from Switzerland will support the IDB’s Amazon Initiative
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the government of Switzerland today announced a partnership to stimulate sustainable and inclusive development in the Amazon region through the IDB’s Amazon Initiative.
2022-11-10
IDB Awards Public Innovations in Five Latin American Countries
October 26, 2022
Judges selected six innovative initiatives from five Latin America countries as the winners of the 8th Gobernarte –Pablo Valenti Award contest sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
2022-10-26
Governments and Private Sector Seek to Fix Latin American and Caribbean Housing Shortage
September 28, 2022
45% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do not have a decent home to live in, which means that they live in inadequate housing, built with low-quality materials, or lack essential services. To analyze this problem, the IDB Group is organizing September 29 and 30 the 2022 Housing Forum: Resilient solutions to reduce the housing deficit in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a high-level event that brings together the leaders of this sector.
2022-09-22
IDB Lab Supports Chilean Fintech Focused on Migrants
May 10, 2022
$1.5 million loan will benefit more than 300,000 migrants
2022-05-11
IDB, UNHCR Join Efforts to Address Forced Displacement Crisis in Latin America & Caribbean
December 03, 2021
Today, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President, Mauricio Claver-Carone and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address the development challenges and opportunities generated by rising forced displacement across Latin America and the Caribbean.
2021-12-03
IDB Lab Participates in a Pioneering Fund to Help Finance Climate Change Adaptation
November 08, 2021
The first regional microfinance loan fund for climate change adaptation will go to rural areas of Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, and Central American countries.
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has participated in the creation of a pioneering fund to provide microfinance loans for climate change adaptation to small farmers in Latin America.
2021-11-08
IDB and Telefónica Launch Initiative to Connect Entrepreneurs and Corporations
November 07, 2021
Institutional partnership between the two organizations will promote inclusive digital transformation in different areas
CIV-LAC is a platform that will help scale up nearly 600 startups through open innovation processes with large and medium-sized companies from Spain and Latin America
MADRID – Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone and Telefónica Chief Executive Officer José María Álvarez-Pallete met today to strengthen the institutional alliance maintained by both organizations and to continue promoting inclusive dig
2021-11-08
IDB Announces the Winners of the Superheroes of Development 2021 Initiative
September 28, 2021
The IDB Group today announced the four winners of the Superheroes of Development 2021 Initiative’s fourth edition, which recognizes creative and innovative solutions during the execution of IDB Group-financed development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2021-09-28
Chile to improve socioeconomic inclusion of households with $120 million IDB support
July 28, 2021
Chile will expand its program to prevent the formation of informal settlement with $120 million in funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The project's goal is to reduce the number of people living in “campamentos,” as informal settlements are known in Chile.
2021-07-28
Peru will promote private sector investment in electric mobility with IDB support
April 08, 2021
Peru will encourage private sector investments in sustainable electric transport solutions with help from a $20 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
2021-04-08