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Better Metrics to Finance Nature

New guidance from multilateral development banks at COP30 will help unlock capital for nature by equipping project developers with high-quality metrics that investors can trust.

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Under the Sea for Digital Connectivity

At COP30, the IDB and AFD Groups announced cofinancing to install submarine fiber-optic cables in two Brazilian Amazon states, bringing fast, affordable internet to about 15 million people.

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Uruguay Strengthens Public Security

The IDB’s largest-ever financing package for security in the country will improve the prison system, strengthen criminal investigations, and modernize police training.

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IDB Group Launches New Tools to Improve Disaster Risk Management
Two technological solutions and a collaboration with Google and the World Meteorological Organization to strengthen regional resilience BELÉM, Brazil —The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) launched two tools at COP30 to help Latin American and Caribbean countries assess the risks and...
MDBs Launch New Guidance at COP30 to Measure Nature and Scale Its Financing
BELÉM, Brazil — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) and the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), on behalf of the Multilateral Development Banks Nature Working Group and in collaboration with the government of Brazil, today launched "Financing Nature: A Practitioner’s Guide...
IDB-Brazil Central Bank Agreement Unlocks $3.4 Billion in FX Hedging to Mobilize Private Investment
BELÉM, Brazil — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Central Bank of Brazil have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement to enable up to $3.4 billion in foreign-exchange hedging to help mobilize private investment for sustainable development, starting with Brazil’s Eco Invest Program. Struc...
IDB and AFD Groups Co-Finance up to $324 Million to Connect 15 Million People in the Amazon Region
BELÉM, Brazil — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) and the French Development Agency Group (AFD Group) announced a partnership to co-finance projects totaling up to $324 million to expand digital connectivity in the Brazilian Amazon. The projects – part of the IDB Group’s Amazonia...
IDB, CAF, and CDB Launch Caribbean Debt-for-Resilience Joint Initiative
BELÉM, Brazil — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) launched today at COP30 the Caribbean multi-guarantor debt-for-resilience joint initiative, a landmark regional effort designed to boost...
IDB Group Announces Platform with €15 Million from Germany to Expand Power Grids in Latin America and the Caribbean
BELÉM, Brazil — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) today announced the Power Transmission Acceleration Platform (PTAP), a new regional effort to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean expand and modernize their energy grids and close the infrastructure gap. The...
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