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Barbados

The IDB Country Office of Barbados is supporting the country’s goal of fully transitioning to renewable energy while fostering fiscal sustainability, safeguarding social outcomes, and promoting higher productivity and competitiveness to enhance the country’s growth potential.

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Country Office
Representante de barbados
Viviana del Carmen Alva Hart
IDB Country Representative in Barbados
IDBBarbados@iadb.org

 

Overview

 

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

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

Barbados' 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: 3,976,690

Number of votes: 19,441

of the institution's ownership

IDB Country Office in Barbados


Address: "Hythe" Welches Maxwell Main Road BB17068 Christ Church Barbados P.O. Box 402 Bridgetown BB11000, Barbados Phone number: (1-246) 627-8500 Fax number: (1-246) 429-8869

IDB, EIB Approve Guarantees to Support Climate and Fiscal Resilience in Barbados
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have approved guarantees totaling US$300 million to support an innovative debt-for-climate operation that will help Barbados unlock much-needed resources to invest in critical climate adaptation projects, while...
July 25, 2024
President of the IDB and Managing Director of the IMF Outline Enhanced Partnership to Better Support Latin American and Caribbean Countries
The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to enhance their collaboration to better support the efforts of common members in Latin America and the Caribbean to foster sustainable and inclusive growth and...
July 22, 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
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Apr 10, 2023
EconNet: Political Connections, Allocation of Stimulus Spending, and the Jobs Multiplier | Veronika Penciakova (Atlanta FED)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
United States - Washington, DC
Apr 11, 2023
Presentation of the Government Digital Transformation Guide
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Apr 12, 2023
Research and Policy Seminar: The Global Economy at a Turning Point | Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Washington, DC
Coastal development and conservation in Barbados
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Updated Nationally Determined Contribution of Barbados (NDC) 2021
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Partnering for a Resilient Caribbean
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The work of the Inter-American Development Bank in Barbados: development with impact
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Axes for an intelligent, sustainable and inclusive regional integration in the Americas
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Urban development: from emerging to sustainable cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
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What does it mean to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean? Development with impact
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Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group Country Strategy with Barbados for the 2019-2023 period focuses on three key areas:

  1. Promoting fiscal sustainability and enhancing public sector efficiency.
  2. Safeguarding social outcomes
  3.  Fostering higher productivity and competitiveness to boost the country’s growth potential.

The strategy will integrate crosscutting issues such as climate change and natural disaster risk management, gender equality, and institutional strengthening into all initiatives. Additionally, urban management and health are focal points of dialogue within the strategy.

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 Barbados 2019-2023
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INTERACTIVE: IDB Group Country Strategy with Barbados 2019-2023
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Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BA-T1116 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Enhancing national investment in Research and Development (R&D) for Barbados 300,000 Preparation
BA-T1120 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Emergency Assistance Due to Hurricane Beryl 200,000 Preparation
BA-T1113 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Strengthening Capacity for the Enhanced Credit Guarantee Fund and Small Business Association 500,000 Preparation
BA-T1107 WATER AND SANITATION Support for the Preparation and Execution of the Barbados Climate Resilient South Coast Water Reclamation Project (SCWRP). Preparation
BA-U0002 FINANCIAL MARKETS Program to Enhance Climate and Financial Resilience in Barbados 150,000,000 Implementation
BA-L1062 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Program to Strengthen Social Services in Barbados II Preparation
BA-T1106 ENERGY Regulation Support to Fast Track the Energy Transition in Barbados 200,000 Preparation
BA-T1112 EDUCATION Support for the Digital Transformation of the Caribbean Examinations Council 100,000 Implementation
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Country Office
Representante de barbados
Viviana del Carmen Alva Hart
IDB Country Representative in Barbados
IDBBarbados@iadb.org

 

Overview

 

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

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

Barbados' 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: 3,976,690

Number of votes: 19,441

of the institution's ownership

IDB Country Office in Barbados


Address: "Hythe" Welches Maxwell Main Road BB17068 Christ Church Barbados P.O. Box 402 Bridgetown BB11000, Barbados Phone number: (1-246) 627-8500 Fax number: (1-246) 429-8869

IDB, EIB Approve Guarantees to Support Climate and Fiscal Resilience in Barbados
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have approved guarantees totaling US$300 million to support an innovative debt-for-climate operation that will help Barbados unlock much-needed resources to invest in critical climate adaptation projects, while...
July 25, 2024
President of the IDB and Managing Director of the IMF Outline Enhanced Partnership to Better Support Latin American and Caribbean Countries
The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to enhance their collaboration to better support the efforts of common members in Latin America and the Caribbean to foster sustainable and inclusive growth and...
July 22, 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 Barbados!
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Apr 10, 2023
EconNet: Political Connections, Allocation of Stimulus Spending, and the Jobs Multiplier | Veronika Penciakova (Atlanta FED)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
United States - Washington, DC
Apr 11, 2023
Presentation of the Government Digital Transformation Guide
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Apr 12, 2023
Research and Policy Seminar: The Global Economy at a Turning Point | Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Washington, DC
Coastal development and conservation in Barbados
Learn More
Updated Nationally Determined Contribution of Barbados (NDC) 2021
Learn More
Partnering for a Resilient Caribbean
Learn More
The work of the Inter-American Development Bank in Barbados: development with impact
Learn More
Axes for an intelligent, sustainable and inclusive regional integration in the Americas
Learn More
Urban development: from emerging to sustainable cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Learn More
What does it mean to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean? Development with impact
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group Country Strategy with Barbados for the 2019-2023 period focuses on three key areas:

  1. Promoting fiscal sustainability and enhancing public sector efficiency.
  2. Safeguarding social outcomes
  3.  Fostering higher productivity and competitiveness to boost the country’s growth potential.

The strategy will integrate crosscutting issues such as climate change and natural disaster risk management, gender equality, and institutional strengthening into all initiatives. Additionally, urban management and health are focal points of dialogue within the strategy.

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 Barbados 2019-2023
Download
hands
INTERACTIVE: IDB Group Country Strategy with Barbados 2019-2023
Download
Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BA-T1116 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Enhancing national investment in Research and Development (R&D) for Barbados 300,000 Preparation
BA-T1120 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Emergency Assistance Due to Hurricane Beryl 200,000 Preparation
BA-T1113 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Strengthening Capacity for the Enhanced Credit Guarantee Fund and Small Business Association 500,000 Preparation
BA-T1107 WATER AND SANITATION Support for the Preparation and Execution of the Barbados Climate Resilient South Coast Water Reclamation Project (SCWRP). Preparation
BA-U0002 FINANCIAL MARKETS Program to Enhance Climate and Financial Resilience in Barbados 150,000,000 Implementation
BA-L1062 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Program to Strengthen Social Services in Barbados II Preparation
BA-T1106 ENERGY Regulation Support to Fast Track the Energy Transition in Barbados 200,000 Preparation
BA-T1112 EDUCATION Support for the Digital Transformation of the Caribbean Examinations Council 100,000 Implementation
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