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Powering Up Rural Guatemala

A newly approved electrification program will reduce gaps in access and strengthen institutional capacity, to the benefit of some 70,000 households.

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For Recovery and Growth in Haiti

President Goldfajn’s visit focuses on the IDB-coordinated plan for the country’s recovery and development, our project pipeline, and the priority of private-sector engagement.

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Artificial Intelligence and Digital Identification Initiatives from Four Countries Win 2025 Gobernarte Award
Six initiatives submitted by subnational governments in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Mexico won the Inter-American Development Bank’s 2025 Gobernarte Contest—Pablo Valenti Award. The contest “Gobernarte: the art of good government” identifies, documents, and honors the most innovative practices in...
IDB Group Announces Eighth Edition of Superheroes of Development Contest to Honor Project Executors
Teams can submit entries until June 6, 2025 The Inter-American Development Bank Group has launched the eighth edition of Superheroes of Development to recognize clients and executing agencies that have overcome significant challenges while implementing development projects. The contest showcases...
IDB Lab and Madrid City Council Champion Latin American Entrepreneurs in New Cohort of Talent Bridges Program
The program benefits 15 startup founders from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru. IDB Lab, the innovation and venture-capital laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Madrid City Council have launched the fifth edition of the Talent Bridges program...
Municipality of São Paulo to Expand Electric Bus Fleet with IDB Support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $248.3 million program to support the electrification of the public bus fleet of the Municipality of São Paulo, Brazil, contributing to the environmental sustainability of urban mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean’s largest city.   São...
Colombia Builds Resilience to Natural Disasters and Public-Health Emergencies with IDB Support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $400 million contingent loan to support Colombia by bolstering its financial resilience to natural disasters and public-health emergencies. The loan, which was approved by the Bank's Board of Executive Directors through the Contingent Credit...
Argentina to Increase Macroeconomic Stability with IDB Support
Argentina will receive a $500 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen its balance of payments, advance structural reforms of its fiscal policy framework, and support its economic recovery process.  The loan is part of a $10 billion package of IDB financing for the...
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Haïti reçoit la visite officielle du Président de la BID, M. Ilan Goldfajn

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