Press Room

WASHINGTON — Lending by multilateral development banks (MDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) to private entities in emerging markets performed comparably to that in advanced economies, with an average default rate of 3.54% and recovery rates exceeding global benchmarks at 72.9%...

WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $500 million Loan Based on Results to increase healthcare benefits for retirees and pensioners affiliated with the National Institute of Social Services for Retirees and Pensioners.   The operation, which has been approved by the...

Heads of MDBs Group meeting at the IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2025 in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Guillaume Chaubert (IMF), Sidi Ould Tah (AfDB), Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Jasser (IsDB), Odile Renaud-Basso (EBRD), Carlo Monticelli (CEB), Ajay Banga (World Bank), Nadia Calviño (EIB)...

MDB CFOs and CROs and Credit Rating Agencies Advance Dialogue and Achieve Progress on Capital Frameworks and Risk Criteria

WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $40 million investment loan to support the development of Ecuador’s agricultural public services. The financing, approved by the IDB’s Board of Executive Directors, will help strengthen agricultural research, promote technology...

WASHINGTON — Innovative financing solutions and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are key to unlocking the Caribbean’s development, according to a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Investment in smart, resilient, well-executed infrastructure projects will both help insulate...