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The Country Office of Belize is committed to support robust, inclusive, and sustainable growth in Belize strengthening fiscal sustainability, revamping the role of the private sector as an engine for growth, and improving the human capital, with a gender perspective and strengthening resilience to climate change.

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Rocío J Medina-Bolívar Representate país Belice Desarrollo Sostenible - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Rocío J Medina Bolívar
IDB Country Representative in Belize
IDBBelize@iadb.org

 

Overview

 

Belize, like all shareholders, appoints a Governor who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day operations at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Belize is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and is led by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of these countries.

Belize's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Eddy Roberto Carpio Sam

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Karen Cis

ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Total Contribution: 1,851,290

Number of votes: 16,651

of the institution's ownership

IDB Country Office in Belize


Address: 1024 Newtown Barracks 101 1st
Floor Marina Towers Building, Belize City, Belize
P.O.Box 1853 101 1st Phone number: (501) 221-5300
E-mail: IDBBelize@iadb.org

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Dec 10, 2024
Right to complain: grievance mechanisms on internationally funded projects
06:00 AM - 06:45 AM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
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The Impact of Trade on Managerial Incentives and Productivity
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Dec 11 - 12, 2024
Regional Security and Justice Summit
03:00 AM - 05:30 AM
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Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group's Country Strategy with Belize for 2022-2025 aims to help Belize recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and support efforts towards achieving resilient, inclusive, and sustainable long-term growth. The strategy focuses on three key areas:

  1. Fiscal sustainability and management
  2. Private sector productivity and sustainable growth, particularly for MSMEs
  3. Human capital, with dialogues on migration and citizen security

Additionally, cross-cutting issues such as gender and diversity, institutional capacity, rule of law, digital transformation, and climate change and disaster risk management will be integrated into these priority areas.
This strategy has been developed through extensive dialogue with Belizean authorities and civil society, addressing the urgent need for faster, sustainable, and inclusive growth to mitigate crisis impacts and tackle longstanding development challenges.

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 Country Strategy with Belize 2022-2025
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Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BL-L1050 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Program to improve labor force participation and employability in Belize 7,000,000 Preparation
BL-T1183 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Catalyze her Potential: Fueling Female Entrepreneurship in Belize 800,000 Implementation
BL-L1051 WATER AND SANITATION IDB CLIMA - Strengthening Marine Ecosystem Resilience by Enhancing Wastewater Infrastructure in Caye Caulker 10,000,000 Preparation
BL-T1172 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Supporting the preparation and execution of the migration portfolio in Belize 100,000 Implementation
BL-T1187 TRADE Support to Trade and Investment Facilitation Program for Belize 2,023,174 Preparation
BL-T1184 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening Fiscal Policy for Climate Change Actions in Belize 500,000 Implementation
BL-T1175 ENERGY Energy sector support for a just transition 300,000 Implementation
BL-T1181 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening of the Central Executing Unit in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment 90,000 Implementation
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Country Office
Rocío J Medina-Bolívar Representate país Belice Desarrollo Sostenible - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Rocío J Medina Bolívar
IDB Country Representative in Belize
IDBBelize@iadb.org

 

Overview

 

Belize, like all shareholders, appoints a Governor who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day operations at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Belize is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and is led by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of these countries.

Belize's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Eddy Roberto Carpio Sam

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Karen Cis

ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Total Contribution: 1,851,290

Number of votes: 16,651

of the institution's ownership

IDB Country Office in Belize


Address: 1024 Newtown Barracks 101 1st
Floor Marina Towers Building, Belize City, Belize
P.O.Box 1853 101 1st Phone number: (501) 221-5300
E-mail: IDBBelize@iadb.org

New IDB, Compete Caribbean Book Highlights Key Reforms to Boost Firm Productivity
A new publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Compete Caribbean urged Caribbean countries to advance on key reforms to improve the business environment and boost firm productivity in a bid to accelerate long-term growth. The book, “Are We There Yet? The Path toward Sustainable...
November 12, 2024
IDB Unveils "América en el Centro''
•    América en el Centro is a regional program for Central América and the Dominican Republic that will promote productivity and regional integration, climate adaptation and resilience, and social development for youth. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) presented the regional program ‘Améric...
October 24, 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
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Belize!
Subscribe
Dec 10, 2024
Right to complain: grievance mechanisms on internationally funded projects
06:00 AM - 06:45 AM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Dec 10, 2024
The Impact of Trade on Managerial Incentives and Productivity
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Dec 11 - 12, 2024
Regional Security and Justice Summit
03:00 AM - 05:30 AM
Barbados - Bridgetown
Flood mitigation: stemming the tide in Belize City
Learn More
What does it mean to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean? Development with impact
Learn More
Axes for an intelligent, sustainable and inclusive regional integration in the Americas
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group's Country Strategy with Belize for 2022-2025 aims to help Belize recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and support efforts towards achieving resilient, inclusive, and sustainable long-term growth. The strategy focuses on three key areas:

  1. Fiscal sustainability and management
  2. Private sector productivity and sustainable growth, particularly for MSMEs
  3. Human capital, with dialogues on migration and citizen security

Additionally, cross-cutting issues such as gender and diversity, institutional capacity, rule of law, digital transformation, and climate change and disaster risk management will be integrated into these priority areas.
This strategy has been developed through extensive dialogue with Belizean authorities and civil society, addressing the urgent need for faster, sustainable, and inclusive growth to mitigate crisis impacts and tackle longstanding development challenges.

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

hands
IDB Country Strategy with Belize 2022-2025
Download
Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BL-L1050 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Program to improve labor force participation and employability in Belize 7,000,000 Preparation
BL-T1183 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT Catalyze her Potential: Fueling Female Entrepreneurship in Belize 800,000 Implementation
BL-L1051 WATER AND SANITATION IDB CLIMA - Strengthening Marine Ecosystem Resilience by Enhancing Wastewater Infrastructure in Caye Caulker 10,000,000 Preparation
BL-T1172 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Supporting the preparation and execution of the migration portfolio in Belize 100,000 Implementation
BL-T1187 TRADE Support to Trade and Investment Facilitation Program for Belize 2,023,174 Preparation
BL-T1184 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening Fiscal Policy for Climate Change Actions in Belize 500,000 Implementation
BL-T1175 ENERGY Energy sector support for a just transition 300,000 Implementation
BL-T1181 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening of the Central Executing Unit in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment 90,000 Implementation
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