Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn and World Bank President Ajay Banga will hold a discussion on strategic and collaborative approaches in a world faced with complex challenges. Discover how the two institutions envision driving positive change in Latin America and the Caribbean, and propelling the region toward a more resilient and prosperous future.
Panama to host premier regional PPP event
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has partnered with the Government of Panama to organize the eleventh PPP Americas, the most important forum on public-private partnerships (PPP) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Financial regulators, fintech associations and chambers, and the fintech ecosystem from Latin America and the Caribbean will meet on June 7 and 8, 2023, in Washington D.C., to discuss the latest trends and innovations in the industry during the 4th FintechLAC Network Meeting.
The event, called “Building a Fintech Ecosystem for Financial Inclusion,” will be open to online audiences and journalists. Those interested in participating can register through this link.
Approximately 40 mayors from Latin America and the Caribbean will attend the 2023 Mayors Forum, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Cities Network, on April 26 in Denver, USA. The theme of the forum is Financing the Sustainable Development of Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on how local governments can diversify their financing sources.
Journalists are invited to cover the open sessions of the Inter-American Development Bank’s 57th Meeting of the Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministers on April 12 and 13, 2023.
To attend in person, send your name, last name, organization and email to Andrés Cavelier, acavelier@iadb.org, before 5:00 p.m. on April 11.
All times are in Eastern Time.
APRIL 12
Research and Policy Seminar Series: The Global Economy at a Turning Point
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
On December 1 and 2, 2022, Tegucigalpa will host a major event on public integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Government of Honduras.
The Seventh Digital Government Ministerial Meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in conjunction with the 16th Annual Meeting of the Electronic Government Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (GEALC Network), which is organizing this summit in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Peruvian Secretariat of Digital Government and Transformation.
(UPDATED OCT. 10 WITH ADDITION OF FINANCE MINISTERS FROM JAMAICA AND ARGENTINA)
Journalists are invited to cover the open sessions of the 56th Meeting of the Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministers on Wednesday, October 12 and 13. Registration is required to attend in person.
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time
OCTOBER 12
45% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do not have a decent home to live in, which means that they live in inadequate housing, built with low-quality materials, or lack essential services. To analyze this problem, the IDB Group is organizing September 29 and 30 the 2022 Housing Forum: Resilient solutions to reduce the housing deficit in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a high-level event that brings together the leaders of this sector.
The One Region, One Commitment conference will take place on September 14, on the cusp of COP27
On September 14th, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private-sector arm, IDB Invest, will hold the One Region, One Commitment virtual conference, where members of governments, the private sector, civil society, and academia will jointly examine the progress countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have made toward building low-carbon, climate-resilient economies.