The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved today two operations for projects on water and sanitation in Bolivia and emergency health care in Honduras.

The press releases issued with details on the projects, the amounts and payment terms, are as follows: 

$79 million project will provide new or enhanced drinking water and sanitation services to more than 44,000 homes

Bolivia will launch in 2020 a project to expand and improve drinking water and sanitation services with help from a $79 million loan approved today by the Inter-American Development Bank’s Board of Directors.

Loan of $53.8 million to enhance trauma and emergency care in Tegucigalpa through construction of a new trauma hospital

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $53.8 million loan to build a new hospital in Honduras that will improve trauma and emergency care services both in the capital Tegucigalpa and the central-southeast region of the country.

In light of today’s 3rd anniversary of the Paris Agreement – and recognising the latest scientific urgency to achieve net-zero carbon emissions rapidly – the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) re-emphasizes its long-standing commitment to carbon neutrality in its corporate practices.

The $11.6 million loan will prepare Guyana for its transition towards becoming a major oil and gas producing state

Relying upon a $11.64 million policy-based loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), this project is designed to support the strengthening and the sustainability of the energy sector in Guyana by contributing to the institutional  development  of oil and gas governance and the development of cleaner energy sources for electricity generation.

Haiti’s Big North region will benefit from a new IDB project that will provide a drinking water supply system and boost sanitation and hygiene conditions

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will deliver a $125 million grant for the water, sanitation and hygiene project in urban, periurban and rural areas in the country’s northernmost region.

IDB approved financing for a program to be implemented in state agencies and in different units of the Ministry of Economy and Finance

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of $17 million in support of a program that will contribute to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of budgetary and financial management of the public sector in Uruguay, through a greater generation and use of information for the management of resources in

The global development agenda is at a pivotal point. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have set new development aspirations, and the Paris Agreement has raised ambitions for addressing climate change. There is international consensus on the urgent need to ensure that policy engagements and financial flows are consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-resilient development.

INVESTMENTS OF $600 MILLION CHANNELED BY BANCO DO BRASIL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES WITH A POPULATION OF UP TO 500,000

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $600 million multisectoral loan to Banco do Brasil to improve the efficiency of road, water, energy and public services infrastructure in small and medium-sized cities.

The Government of the French Republic will contribute €24 million to the recently launched Natural Capital Lab of the Inter-American Development Bank, becoming its founding donor. France’s Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, and IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno today signed a letter of intent concerning the contribution on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.