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The Bahamas

The Country Office of Bahamas aims to address key challenges like gender equality, data management, and climate change, enhance resilience and disaster risk management, and support sustainable economic growth.

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Shirley Gayle
IDB Country Representative in Bahamas
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) operates in The Bahamas through appointed Governors who represent the country on the Board of Governors.

For daily operations at the Bank's Washington, D.C. headquarters, The Bahamas shares a seat on the Board of Executive Directors with Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. This seat is led by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of these countries.

The Bahamas' representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Navita Anganu

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Quinton Charles Lamont Lightbourne

ELECTED BY: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago

Total Contribution: 5,629,220

Number of votes: 29,683

of the institution's ownership

Address: IDB House

East Bay Street Nassau, Bahamas
 

P.O. No N-3743

Nassau, Bahamas

Phone number: (1-242) 396-7800

E-mail:  [email protected]

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Jul 07 - 08, 2025
Bretton Woods 16th Annual Conference: Reordering Global Trade and Finance in a Shock-Prone World
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
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Jul 08, 2025
Local Economic Development Agencies: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America and Beyond
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Jul 17, 2025
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12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro
Partnering for a Resilient Caribbean
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The Bahamas’ Window to the World
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A sustainable urban future for Nassau: an ideathon to empower young people in the Bahamas
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Development with impact: improving lives in The Bahamas
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Urban development: improving lives in Nassau, Bahamas, through participatory planning
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Strategy and Projects
The new IDB Group Country Strategy 2024–2028 for The Bahamas aims to enhance resilience and fully support the government’s Blueprint for Change and National Development Plan to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. The strategy focuses on four key areas:
 
  1. Disaster risk management
  2. Strengthening public sector governance
  3. Boosting private sector competitiveness
  4. Promoting human development and citizen security
These priorities incorporate cross-cutting themes including gender and diversity, climate change and environmental sustainability, and institutional capacity and the rule of law.
 

Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.   

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IDB Group Country Strategy with The Commonwealth of The Bahamas 2024-2028
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
BH-T1124 FINANCIAL MARKETS BANKING MARKET DEVELOPMENT Strengthening Institutional Capacity for the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) 400,000.00 Preparation
BH-T1130 TRANSPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Support for Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Airports in The Bahamas 500,000.00 Preparation
TC8806161 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT Advisory, Rehab. of Fish Landing Complex 30,000.00 Closed Nov. 9, 1988
TC9407489 - - Ppf: New Providence Transportation II 150,000.00 Closed Aug. 3, 1994
TC8002272 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Ciat & Cip Coop.for Research & Producti. 6,060.00 Closed Feb. 26, 1980
TC9002289 - - Ppf: Revision of the Education System 150,000.00 Closed Mar. 13, 1990
TC9705130 SOCIAL INVESTMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Adolescent Reproductive Health Education 1,600,000.00 Closed Jul. 22, 1998
TC8507058 - - Nassau Airport Improvement 26,000.00 Closed Nov. 8, 1985
BH-T1124 Strengthening Institutional Capacity for the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC)
  • Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
BH-T1130 Support for Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Airports in The Bahamas
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
TC8806161 Advisory, Rehab. of Fish Landing Complex
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 9, 1988
  • Financing: 30,000.00
TC9407489 Ppf: New Providence Transportation II
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Aug. 3, 1994
  • Financing: 150,000.00
TC8002272 Ciat & Cip Coop.for Research & Producti.
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Feb. 26, 1980
  • Financing: 6,060.00
TC9002289 Ppf: Revision of the Education System
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Mar. 13, 1990
  • Financing: 150,000.00
TC9705130 Adolescent Reproductive Health Education
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jul. 22, 1998
  • Financing: 1,600,000.00
TC8507058 Nassau Airport Improvement
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 8, 1985
  • Financing: 26,000.00
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Shirley Gayle Profile photo - About Us - Inter American Development Bank - IDB
Shirley Gayle
IDB Country Representative in Bahamas
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) operates in The Bahamas through appointed Governors who represent the country on the Board of Governors.

For daily operations at the Bank's Washington, D.C. headquarters, The Bahamas shares a seat on the Board of Executive Directors with Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. This seat is led by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of these countries.

The Bahamas' representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Navita Anganu

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Quinton Charles Lamont Lightbourne

ELECTED BY: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago

Total Contribution: 5,629,220

Number of votes: 29,683

of the institution's ownership

Address: IDB House

East Bay Street Nassau, Bahamas
 

P.O. No N-3743

Nassau, Bahamas

Phone number: (1-242) 396-7800

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Creates Fund to Strengthen Caribbean Integration, Provides R$1.6 billion to Haiti in Grants, and Prepares an Unprecedented Multi-Country Debt Exchange
BRASILIA – As part of the Brazil-Caribbean Summit, with the participation of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced new measures to support the region through development and integration.  In the IDB's view, the joint efforts of Brazil and...
IDB Lab Opens Call for STEM Startups to Expand Their Access to Capital
IDB Lab, the innovation and venture capital arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), has launched a call for participants in its Women STEMpreneurs Competition to fund women-led startups in Latin America and the Caribbean. The thirteenth edition of the regional competition will...
IDB and Caribbean Governors Discuss Reforms and Initiatives for Impact and Scale
Governors agree on next steps for ONE Caribbean regional integration program. NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) held its XIII Annual Consultation with the governors of Caribbean member countries on February 2-3 in Nassau, The Bahamas. The gathering was part of...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in The Bahamas!
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Jul 07 - 08, 2025
Bretton Woods 16th Annual Conference: Reordering Global Trade and Finance in a Shock-Prone World
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Peru - Cusco
Jul 08, 2025
Local Economic Development Agencies: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America and Beyond
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Colombia - Bogotá
Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro
Partnering for a Resilient Caribbean
Learn More
The Bahamas’ Window to the World
Learn More
A sustainable urban future for Nassau: an ideathon to empower young people in the Bahamas
Learn More
Development with impact: improving lives in The Bahamas
Learn More
Urban development: improving lives in Nassau, Bahamas, through participatory planning
Learn More
What is a climate resilient coastal management and infrastructure program? The case of The Bahamas
Learn More
Strategy and Projects
The new IDB Group Country Strategy 2024–2028 for The Bahamas aims to enhance resilience and fully support the government’s Blueprint for Change and National Development Plan to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. The strategy focuses on four key areas:
 
  1. Disaster risk management
  2. Strengthening public sector governance
  3. Boosting private sector competitiveness
  4. Promoting human development and citizen security
These priorities incorporate cross-cutting themes including gender and diversity, climate change and environmental sustainability, and institutional capacity and the rule of law.
 

Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.   

hands
IDB Group Country Strategy with The Commonwealth of The Bahamas 2024-2028
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
BH-T1124 FINANCIAL MARKETS BANKING MARKET DEVELOPMENT Strengthening Institutional Capacity for the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) 400,000.00 Preparation
BH-T1130 TRANSPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Support for Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Airports in The Bahamas 500,000.00 Preparation
TC8703101 - - Inst.stren., Techn.of Ex-Post Evaluation 185,000.00 Closed Jun. 15, 1988
TC9112161 - - Studies of Infrastructure 29,000.00 Closed Nov. 19, 1991
TC7804182 FINANCIAL MARKETS BANKING MARKET DEVELOPMENT Streng. of the Bahamas National Bank 57,990.00 Closed Oct. 18, 1978
TC8905153 - - Preparation of Study, Road Maintenance 25,000.00 Closed Jul. 12, 1989
TC9507065 HEALTH HEALTH Management of Health Delivery Systems 6,000.00 Cancelled Jul. 28, 1995
TC8101313 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Strengthening, Bahamas Development Bank 82,000.00 Closed Nov. 2, 1981
BH-T1124 Strengthening Institutional Capacity for the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC)
  • Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
BH-T1130 Support for Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Airports in The Bahamas
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
TC8703101 Inst.stren., Techn.of Ex-Post Evaluation
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 15, 1988
  • Financing: 185,000.00
TC9112161 Studies of Infrastructure
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 19, 1991
  • Financing: 29,000.00
TC7804182 Streng. of the Bahamas National Bank
  • Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Oct. 18, 1978
  • Financing: 57,990.00
TC8905153 Preparation of Study, Road Maintenance
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jul. 12, 1989
  • Financing: 25,000.00
TC9507065 Management of Health Delivery Systems
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Cancelled
  • Approval Date: Jul. 28, 1995
  • Financing: 6,000.00
TC8101313 Strengthening, Bahamas Development Bank
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 2, 1981
  • Financing: 82,000.00
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