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WASHINGTON — IDB Lab, the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), announced an investment of $8 million in the AgVentures III Fund managed by SP Ventures in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and other partners to support...

 PANAMA CITY — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) convened the 39th Meeting of Governors of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic in Panama City, ahead of the Group’s Annual Meetings in Asunción, Paraguay, next month. IDB Group governors, ministers of finance and...

WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a new Unified Investment Lending Policy (UIP) that will allow investment financing to be deployed faster, more easily, and more clearly tied to outcomes.   Under the UIP, the IDB is streamlining lending instruments — covering loans...

VIENNA — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) convened its annual consultations with non-regional member countries in Vienna, as part of preparations for the IDB Group Annual Meetings, scheduled for March 11–14, 2026, in Paraguay.During the consultations, Austria announced a...

WASHINGTON — The value of goods exported from Latin America and the Caribbean grew an estimated 6.4% in 2025, an improvement over the 4.7% increase recorded in 2024, according to the latest edition of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) report, “Trade Trends Estimates for Latin America and...

WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) issued a $3 billion 10-year global benchmark bond, the first U.S. dollar benchmark transaction of its 2026 funding program.The bond attracted strong global investor demand, with orders exceeding $9 billion, more than three times the amount...