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WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $200 million loan to finance the construction of a vital section of the Bi-oceanic Corridor in Paraguay. The operation will improve transportation, expand access to markets and services for...

Online registration for media is now open for gathering of financial and economic leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean.   WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) will hold the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors on March 11-14 in Asuncion, Paraguay.   Reg...

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...