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.
The objective of the IDB Group Country Strategy with Belize 2022-2025 is to help Belize overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and support efforts to achieve long-term robust, inclusive, and sustainable growth. To that end, the IDB Group will focus its actions in three priority areas:
(i) fiscal sustainability and management;
(ii) private sector productivity and sustainable growth, with a focus on MSMEs; and
(iii) human capital. Dialogue areas will focus on migration and citizen security. Support to cross-cutting issues relating to gender and diversity, institutional capacity and rule of law, digital transformation, and climate change and disaster risk management will be streamlined into each of the priority areas.
The country strategy has been the outcome of an extensive dialogue with the country authorities as well as civil society and considered the country’s need to generate faster, sustainable, and inclusive growth to mitigate the effects of the crisis and overcome long-standing development challenges.
Our team on the Ground
Address: 1024 Newtown Barracks 101 1st Floor Marina Towers Building, Belize City, Belize
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1853 101 1st Floor Marina Towers Building, Belize City, Belize
(T) (501) 221-5300
(F) (501) 221-5312
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
Like all the shareholders, Belize 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., Belize is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.
| Project Number | Sector | Projects | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL-T1169 | AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | Support of REDD+ Strategy | 400,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1174 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Strengthening Belize’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Ecosystem for Economic, Social and Productive Growth | 120,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1178 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Support to modernization of Belize Tax Administration | 125,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1176 | HEALTH | Improving efficiency, quality, and access in Belize’s health system | 250,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1177 | EDUCATION | Evaluation of Global Citizenship Skills | Preparation | ||
| BL-T1171 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Digital Innovation to Boost Economic Development in Belize | 2,006,510 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1168 | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | Support to the Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development Program | 450,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1173 | OTHER | Action Plan C&D | 367,688 | Implementation |
The objective of the IDB Group Country Strategy with Belize 2022-2025 is to help Belize overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and support efforts to achieve long-term robust, inclusive, and sustainable growth. To that end, the IDB Group will focus its actions in three priority areas:
(i) fiscal sustainability and management;
(ii) private sector productivity and sustainable growth, with a focus on MSMEs; and
(iii) human capital. Dialogue areas will focus on migration and citizen security. Support to cross-cutting issues relating to gender and diversity, institutional capacity and rule of law, digital transformation, and climate change and disaster risk management will be streamlined into each of the priority areas.
The country strategy has been the outcome of an extensive dialogue with the country authorities as well as civil society and considered the country’s need to generate faster, sustainable, and inclusive growth to mitigate the effects of the crisis and overcome long-standing development challenges.
Our team on the Ground
Address: 1024 Newtown Barracks 101 1st Floor Marina Towers Building, Belize City, Belize
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1853 101 1st Floor Marina Towers Building, Belize City, Belize
(T) (501) 221-5300
(F) (501) 221-5312
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
Like all the shareholders, Belize 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., Belize is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.
| Project Number | Sector | Projects | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL-T1169 | AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | Support of REDD+ Strategy | 400,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1174 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Strengthening Belize’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Ecosystem for Economic, Social and Productive Growth | 120,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1178 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Support to modernization of Belize Tax Administration | 125,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1176 | HEALTH | Improving efficiency, quality, and access in Belize’s health system | 250,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1177 | EDUCATION | Evaluation of Global Citizenship Skills | Preparation | ||
| BL-T1171 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Digital Innovation to Boost Economic Development in Belize | 2,006,510 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1168 | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | Support to the Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development Program | 450,000 | Preparation | |
| BL-T1173 | OTHER | Action Plan C&D | 367,688 | Implementation |
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