The presence of Governors and international partners enabled the signing of 13 credit contracts and other agreements within the meeting’s framework.

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the 2023 Call for Proposals for the Regional Public Goods (RPG) Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which supports regional projects involving three or more countries.

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean need to rise to the challenge to lower inflation and reduce the public debt burden in 2023, the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) annual Macroeconomic Report says. 

Also, it is critical for the region’s countries to address the triple challenge of growing social demands, limited fiscal resources, and low productivity and growth. 

PANAMA CITY – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Canada have partnered to encourage the adoption of nature-based solutions (NBS) in Latin America and the Caribbean through a new CAD$5 million program funded by the government of Canada.

Both parties will collaborate to develop the region's life skills and digital transformation.

PANAMA CITY – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Croatian Ministry of Finance signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on projects that reduce inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The partnership reinforces the commitment to support the decarbonization of the maritime transport sector, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

PANAMA CITY – The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ilan Goldfajn, met today with representatives from Amazon and donor countries to discuss the urgent call for coordinated action to protect the ecosystems of the Amazon Basin.

The meeting took place during the Annual Meeting of the IDB and IDB Invest Boards of Governors in Panama. Amazon countries reaffirmed their strong commitment to curb deforestation and identify sustainable methods to protect the forest, providing real economic opportunities for local communities.

• This is first official visit to the Caribbean by the new IDB President Ilan Goldfajn.
• Three countries move ahead with investments in education, health, digital transformation and resilient infrastructure.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is holding its XI Annual Consultation with the Governors of the countries comprising its Caribbean Country Department and the President of the Caribbean Development Bank on March 5–7 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.