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Argentina

Argentina

The national representation of Argentina focuses on supporting the country in promoting sustained economic growth led by the private sector, reducing poverty, and strengthening the sustainability and efficiency of the public sector.

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Country Office
Viviana Alva Smiling - Country Representative - Inter American Development Bank - IDB
Viviana del Carmen Alva Hart
IDB Group Country Representative in Argentina
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Argentina is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Argentina appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Argentina is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Haiti, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Argentina and Haiti.

Argentina's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Miguel Braun

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Nicolas Camauer

ELECTED BY: Argentina and Haiti

Total Contribution: 416,331,000

Number of votes: 1,609,577

of the institution's ownership

Address: Esmeralda 130 19° (C1035ABD)

Buenos Aires, Argentina
 

Esmeralda 130 19° (C1035ABD)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Phone number: (T) (54-11) 4320-1800

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Supports Strengthening Water Security and Services in the Argentine Province of Mendoza
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved $150 million in financing to improve drinking water and sanitation services and water security, and to strengthen agricultural production in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, directly and indirectly...
IDB Approves $550 Million Guarantee to Strengthen Security and Justice in Argentina and Mobilize $1.2 Billion
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a guarantee of up to $550 million to strengthen security and justice policies in Argentina and improve the country’s access to capital markets. The IDB guarantee is the first to support this type of...
IDB Supports Investments in Entre Ríos' Provincial Roads to Advance Argentina's Regional Integration
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved $280 million in Multiple Works Financing to improve provincial roads and urban access routes in the Argentina's Entre Ríos Province, contributing to productive development, trade, and regional...
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Jul 07 - 09, 2026
Regional Dialogue on Adaptive Social Protection and Disaster Response in the Caribbean
05:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Barbados - Outro
Jul 19 - 20, 2026
XXVIII Workshop in International Economics and Finance 2026
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
Jul 21 - 22, 2026
Regional Policy Dialogue: Women, Productivity and Growth
04:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Panama - Panamá

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Strategy and Projects

Argentina’s National Strategy for 2025–2028 focuses on three key pillars:

  1. Economic liberalization and productivity: Boosting private investment through regulatory reforms, productive modernization, infrastructure expansion, and integration into the global economy.
  2. Social protection and poverty reduction: Supporting vulnerable populations to reduce poverty, with an emphasis on improving and strengthening social protection systems, health, education, urban conditions, and citizen security.
  3. Fiscal efficiency and sustainability: Supporting fiscal reforms that promote sustainability and the technical and allocative efficiency of public spending, while also strengthening tax administration.

Additionally, the strategy includes institutional strengthening as a cross-cutting axis aimed at improving the efficiency and transparency of the public sector and promoting digitalization and innovation in public management.

National strategies remain valid for one year beyond the indicated period, as they stay active during the preparation of the next strategy.

Argentina and IDB Group Strategic Agreement – Country Strategy 2025 - 2028
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Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
AR-T1446 EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION Support for the Implementation of the Program to enhance Comprehensive Literacy 400,000.00 Preparation
AR-L1429 SOCIAL INVESTMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION Support for equal opportunities for vulnerable populations - Preparation
AR-T1435 HEALTH e-HEALTH Support for the digital transformation of subnational health systems (Mendoza and Rio Negro) 230,000.00 Preparation
AR-L1417 SOCIAL INVESTMENT CITIZEN SAFETY Program to Strengthen Federal Security in Argentina (PROSEFE) 400,000,000.00 Preparation
AR-O0037 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Provincial Strategic Investment Program for Rural Productive Development - Preparation
AR-L1446 TRANSPORT MAJOR HIGHWAYS Program for Improving the Access Network to San Juan - Preparation
AR-U0008 EDUCATION COMPENSATORY EDUCATION Program to strengthen Progresar Scholarships in Argentina 550,000,000.00 Preparation
AR-T1438 SOCIAL INVESTMENT CITIZEN SAFETY Support for the Security and Justice Programmatic Agenda in Argentina 800,000.00 Preparation
AR-T1446 Support for the Implementation of the Program to enhance Comprehensive Literacy
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
AR-L1429 Support for equal opportunities for vulnerable populations
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
AR-T1435 Support for the digital transformation of subnational health systems (Mendoza and Rio Negro)
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 230,000.00
AR-L1417 Program to Strengthen Federal Security in Argentina (PROSEFE)
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000,000.00
AR-O0037 Provincial Strategic Investment Program for Rural Productive Development
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
AR-L1446 Program for Improving the Access Network to San Juan
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
AR-U0008 Program to strengthen Progresar Scholarships in Argentina
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 550,000,000.00
AR-T1438 Support for the Security and Justice Programmatic Agenda in Argentina
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 800,000.00
See more projects
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Country Office
Viviana Alva Smiling - Country Representative - Inter American Development Bank - IDB
Viviana del Carmen Alva Hart
IDB Group Country Representative in Argentina
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Argentina is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Argentina appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Argentina is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Haiti, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Argentina and Haiti.

Argentina's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Miguel Braun

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Nicolas Camauer

ELECTED BY: Argentina and Haiti

Total Contribution: 416,331,000

Number of votes: 1,609,577

of the institution's ownership

Address: Esmeralda 130 19° (C1035ABD)

Buenos Aires, Argentina
 

Esmeralda 130 19° (C1035ABD)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Phone number: (T) (54-11) 4320-1800

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Supports Strengthening Water Security and Services in the Argentine Province of Mendoza
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved $150 million in financing to improve drinking water and sanitation services and water security, and to strengthen agricultural production in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, directly and indirectly...
IDB Approves $550 Million Guarantee to Strengthen Security and Justice in Argentina and Mobilize $1.2 Billion
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a guarantee of up to $550 million to strengthen security and justice policies in Argentina and improve the country’s access to capital markets. The IDB guarantee is the first to support this type of...
IDB Supports Investments in Entre Ríos' Provincial Roads to Advance Argentina's Regional Integration
WASHINGTON — The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved $280 million in Multiple Works Financing to improve provincial roads and urban access routes in the Argentina's Entre Ríos Province, contributing to productive development, trade, and regional...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Argentina!
Subscribe
Jul 07 - 09, 2026
Regional Dialogue on Adaptive Social Protection and Disaster Response in the Caribbean
05:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Barbados - Outro
Jul 19 - 20, 2026
XXVIII Workshop in International Economics and Finance 2026
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
Jul 21 - 22, 2026
Regional Policy Dialogue: Women, Productivity and Growth
04:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Panama - Panamá

Videos available in Spanish

Cómo la jornada escolar extendida promueve el desarrollo integral de los estudiantes
Learn More
Capítulo 5 Mujeres Aguas Arriba: Historias de vida en el sector de AyS y Residuos Sólidos.
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

Argentina’s National Strategy for 2025–2028 focuses on three key pillars:

  1. Economic liberalization and productivity: Boosting private investment through regulatory reforms, productive modernization, infrastructure expansion, and integration into the global economy.
  2. Social protection and poverty reduction: Supporting vulnerable populations to reduce poverty, with an emphasis on improving and strengthening social protection systems, health, education, urban conditions, and citizen security.
  3. Fiscal efficiency and sustainability: Supporting fiscal reforms that promote sustainability and the technical and allocative efficiency of public spending, while also strengthening tax administration.

Additionally, the strategy includes institutional strengthening as a cross-cutting axis aimed at improving the efficiency and transparency of the public sector and promoting digitalization and innovation in public management.

National strategies remain valid for one year beyond the indicated period, as they stay active during the preparation of the next strategy.

Argentina and IDB Group Strategic Agreement – Country Strategy 2025 - 2028
Download
Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
AR-T1446 EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION Support for the Implementation of the Program to enhance Comprehensive Literacy 400,000.00 Preparation
AR-L1429 SOCIAL INVESTMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION Support for equal opportunities for vulnerable populations - Preparation
AR-T1435 HEALTH e-HEALTH Support for the digital transformation of subnational health systems (Mendoza and Rio Negro) 230,000.00 Preparation
AR-L1417 SOCIAL INVESTMENT CITIZEN SAFETY Program to Strengthen Federal Security in Argentina (PROSEFE) 400,000,000.00 Preparation
AR-O0037 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Provincial Strategic Investment Program for Rural Productive Development - Preparation
AR-L1446 TRANSPORT MAJOR HIGHWAYS Program for Improving the Access Network to San Juan - Preparation
AR-U0008 EDUCATION COMPENSATORY EDUCATION Program to strengthen Progresar Scholarships in Argentina 550,000,000.00 Preparation
AR-T1438 SOCIAL INVESTMENT CITIZEN SAFETY Support for the Security and Justice Programmatic Agenda in Argentina 800,000.00 Preparation
AR-T1446 Support for the Implementation of the Program to enhance Comprehensive Literacy
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
AR-L1429 Support for equal opportunities for vulnerable populations
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
AR-T1435 Support for the digital transformation of subnational health systems (Mendoza and Rio Negro)
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 230,000.00
AR-L1417 Program to Strengthen Federal Security in Argentina (PROSEFE)
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000,000.00
AR-O0037 Provincial Strategic Investment Program for Rural Productive Development
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
AR-L1446 Program for Improving the Access Network to San Juan
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
AR-U0008 Program to strengthen Progresar Scholarships in Argentina
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 550,000,000.00
AR-T1438 Support for the Security and Justice Programmatic Agenda in Argentina
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 800,000.00
See more projects
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