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The fixed-rate bond is the first in a series of issuances under the IDB’s $1 billion Amazonia Bond Program SÃO PAULO – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has issued its first Amazonia Bond, raising $100 million to fund high-impact sustainable development projects across the Amazon region. This...

MIAMI – The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has launched IDB Pay, a new initiative aimed at accelerating the rollout of real-time, low-cost digital payment systems throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to bring financial services to the 30% of the region’s population that...

WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $200 million loan to supply more reliable, efficient, and sustainable electricity in Costa Rica. The operation, a specific investment loan, has been approved by the IDB's Board of Executive Directors. It is the second phase of a...

WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $106 million loan to expand broadband internet access in rural areas of Peru, promoting economic development and social inclusion. The project will benefit approximately 900 population centers in Apurímac, Ayacucho, and Junín...

WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) expanded its Emergency Credit Line for Jamaica and stands ready to support the country in its emergency response to Hurricane Melissa. The Bank is ready to provide, upon government request, up to US$300 million in fast-disbursing resources to...

RIYADH — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) have launched a new $3 million facility to build a pipeline of high-quality, co-financing-ready infrastructure projects across Latin America and the Caribbean.   This agreement...