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New Canadian Program to Promote Adoption of Nature-Based Solutions
March 19, 2023
PANAMA CITY – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Canada have partnered to encourage the adoption of nature-based solutions (NBS) in Latin America and the Caribbean through a new CAD$5 million program funded by the government of Canada.
2023-03-19
IDB and Croatia to Promote Education and Digital Transformation
March 19, 2023
Both parties will collaborate to develop the region's life skills and digital transformation.
PANAMA CITY – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Croatian Ministry of Finance signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on projects that reduce inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2023-03-19
IDB and Caribbean Shipping Association Accelerate Decarbonization of the Shipping Industry
March 18, 2023
The partnership reinforces the commitment to support the decarbonization of the maritime transport sector, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2023-03-18
IDB to Reinforce Strategic Support for Amazon Region
March 16, 2023
PANAMA CITY – The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, met today with representatives from Amazon and donor countries to discuss the urgent call for coordinated action to protect the ecosystems of the Amazon Basin.
The meeting took place during the Annual Meeting of the IDB and IDB Invest Boards of Governors in Panama. Amazon countries reaffirmed their strong commitment to curb deforestation and identify sustainable methods to protect the forest, providing real economic opportunities for local communities.
2023-03-17
Focus on Resilience at IDB Group’s XI Consultation of Caribbean Governors
March 06, 2023
This is first official visit to the Caribbean by the new IDB President Ilan Goldfajn.
Three countries move ahead with investments in education, health, digital transformation and resilient infrastructure.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is holding its XI Annual Consultation with the Governors of the countries comprising its Caribbean Country Department and the President of the Caribbean Development Bank on March 5–7 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
2023-03-06
United Kingdom Joins IDB Invest as its Newest Member Country
March 01, 2023
LONDON – Today, IDB Invest (the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank) welcomed the United Kingdom as its 48th member country. The official declaration of membership was signed during a joining ceremony led by UK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Ilan Goldfajn and IDB Invest CEO James P. Scriven.
2023-03-01
IDB Lab and Google Launch New Call for Women STEM Entrepreneurs
March 01, 2023
The initiative is aimed at high-growth startups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Call will remain open until March 31, 2023, through the WeXchange platform.
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, and its WeXchange platform, which promotes the growth of women entrepreneurs in technology from the region, announce the launch of a new call for applications to connect the most innovative and dynamic women entrepreneurs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in the region with pot
2023-03-01
Gender, Age and Educational Gaps Impact Views on Regional Integration in Latin America
February 28, 2023
Support for regional economic integration among Latin Americans has increased to 74% in countries surveyed over the past 25 years, according to a new publication from the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
However, these levels vary significantly based on respondents’ age, gender, geographic location, and socioeconomic and educational background, the study reports.
2023-02-28
IDB President Meets Governors of Non-Regional Member Countries in Madrid
February 28, 2023
Meeting was first for new IDB President Ilan Goldfajn
Spain announced a $2 million contribution to the IDB’s Amazon Initiative
2023-02-28