The Bahamas
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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Country Office
Shirley Smiling - Investor - Inter American Development Bank - IDB
Shirley Gayle
IDB Country Representative in Bahamas
 Cof-CBH@iadb.org

 

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

IDB Country Office in Bahamas

 

Address: IDB House East Bay Street Nassau, BahamasP.O. No N-3743Nassau, Bahamas Phone number: (1-242) 396-7800 E-mail: Cof-CBH@iadb.org

 
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July 16, 2024
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Oct 14 - 17, 2024
XI Regional Policy Dialogue on Environmental and Social Licensing and Enforcement in Latin America and the Caribbean (RPD)
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Chile - Santiago
Oct 16, 2024
Agrobiodiversidad, asegurando la alimentación sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
United States - Washington, D.C.
Oct 17, 2024
EconNet: Financial Information and Retirement Planning: Evidence from a Mandatory Financial Advice Program
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.
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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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 Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BH-T1118 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Impact of protection of blue natural capital and promotion of the blue economy in The Bahamas 600,000 Preparation
BH-T1113 TRANSPORT Support for the Design, Preparation, and Execution of Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Transport Programs in The Bahamas 200,000 Preparation
BH-T1115 WATER AND SANITATION Support for Modernizing the Legal and Regulatory Framework of the Water and Sanitation Sector in The Bahamas 500,000 Preparation
BH-O0014 The Bahamas Water Supply and Sanitation Systems Upgrade Program Preparation
BH-O0013 TRANSPORT The Bahamas Program for Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility Preparation
BH-T1108 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Support to Public Procurement Strengthening in The Bahamas 100,000 Implementation
BH-L1061 WATER AND SANITATION The Bahamas Water Supply and Sanitation Systems Upgrade Program Preparation
BH-L1060 TRANSPORT The Bahamas Program for Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility - I Preparation
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Country Office
Shirley Smiling - Investor - Inter American Development Bank - IDB
Shirley Gayle
IDB Country Representative in Bahamas
 Cof-CBH@iadb.org

 

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

IDB Country Office in Bahamas

 

Address: IDB House East Bay Street Nassau, BahamasP.O. No N-3743Nassau, Bahamas Phone number: (1-242) 396-7800 E-mail: Cof-CBH@iadb.org

 
Caribbean Pension Systems Face Challenges But Solutions Are Within Reach, IDB Report Says
Pension systems in the Caribbean will run out of funds within the next 10 to 15 years unless urgent reforms are implemented to ensure their sustainability, according to a new publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).  Caribbean countries can build more resilient safety nets for their...
September 20, 2024
IDB Lab Forum Focuses on Financing Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Generate more Inclusion, Climate Action and Productivity
The international meeting organized by the IDB's innovation and venture capital laboratory will promote innovative solutions that generate impact at scale in Latin America and the Caribbean.  IDB Lab, the Inter-American Development Bank's innovation and venture capital lab, will hold the third...
September 10, 2024
IDB Lab Seeks Innovative Solutions to Mitigate Sargassum Impact and Strengthen Environmental Resilience
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), in collaboration with the IDB and IDB Invest, and the U.S. government, through its agency USAID, is launching the Sargassum Innovation Quest. The initiative aims to harness the potential of the sargassum...
July 16, 2024
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in The Bahamas!
Subscribe
Oct 14 - 17, 2024
XI Regional Policy Dialogue on Environmental and Social Licensing and Enforcement in Latin America and the Caribbean (RPD)
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Chile - Santiago
Oct 16, 2024
Agrobiodiversidad, asegurando la alimentación sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
United States - Washington, D.C.
Oct 17, 2024
EconNet: Financial Information and Retirement Planning: Evidence from a Mandatory Financial Advice Program
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.
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 Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BH-T1118 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Impact of protection of blue natural capital and promotion of the blue economy in The Bahamas 600,000 Preparation
BH-T1113 TRANSPORT Support for the Design, Preparation, and Execution of Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Transport Programs in The Bahamas 200,000 Preparation
BH-T1115 WATER AND SANITATION Support for Modernizing the Legal and Regulatory Framework of the Water and Sanitation Sector in The Bahamas 500,000 Preparation
BH-O0014 The Bahamas Water Supply and Sanitation Systems Upgrade Program Preparation
BH-O0013 TRANSPORT The Bahamas Program for Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility Preparation
BH-T1108 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Support to Public Procurement Strengthening in The Bahamas 100,000 Implementation
BH-L1061 WATER AND SANITATION The Bahamas Water Supply and Sanitation Systems Upgrade Program Preparation
BH-L1060 TRANSPORT The Bahamas Program for Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Mobility - I Preparation
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