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Bolivia

The Country Office of Bolivia supports issues associated with gender equity and diversity inclusion, climate change and environmental sustainability, and institutional capacity and rule of law.

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The IDB in Bolivia has been a key development partner for more than six decades. The Country Strategy with Bolivia for the period 2022-2025 is a roadmap that will allow to continue supporting the country facing the challenges identified in the Economic and Social Development Plan 2021-2025. The Country Strategy identifies three priority pillars: Economic Reconstruction and Boosting Productivity, Productive Diversification, and Inclusive and Sustainable Social Development. These integral axes will allow to endure assisting issues of proven trajectory and impact of the IDB in Bolivia, such as employment, water and sanitation, energy, health, and transportation, among others, and to provide technical or financial support in emerging areas of priority for the country. Additionally, and as cross-cutting axes to all the priority pillars and activities of the Bank, a focus is paid on issues of Gender and Diversity, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, and Institutional Capacity and the Rule of Law.  

Julia Johannsen
Julia Johannsen
Representative
BIDBolivia@iadb.org

 

Our team on the Ground

Address: Av. 6 de Agosto 2818, entre calles Cordero y Clavijo, La Paz, Bolivia

Mailing Address: Casilla # 12954, La Paz, Bolivia

(T) (591) 2217-7700

(F) (591-2)291-3003

Country representation

Executive Director: Mario Alberto Guillen Suarez

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Viviana Andrea Garay Estepa

ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Total Contribution: 25,202,500

Number of votes: 129,428

of the institution's ownership

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April 11, 2024
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $40 million loan to Bolivia for the Land Management Program for Sustainable Rural Development. The program will strengthen the legal security of rural land ownership, enhance sustainable land use and boost the efficiency of the cadastral...
April 09, 2024
Bolivia to Enhance Energy Efficiency of Street Lighting Systems with IDB Support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $35 million loan to Bolivia to finance a program to make the country's public lighting systems more energy efficient. The program will benefit over 800,000 people in participating municipalities by improving the quality and efficiency of public...
February 12, 2024
May 16, 2024
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05:00 AM - 07:00 AM
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07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
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Strategy and Projects

Bolivia is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Bolivia 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., Bolivia is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with  Paaguay and Uruguay , is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. 

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 Bolivia (2022-2025)
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Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BO-G1010 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Watershared: Financial Innovation for Adaptation, Mitigation and Watershed Management Preparation
BO-T1445 ENERGY Support to the Energy Transition Plan for the Northern Bolivian Amazon Preparation
BO-T1427 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Promoting an integrated data policy framework in Bolivia Preparation
BO-T1428 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening prevention and institutional response to cyber-violence against children and adolescents in Bolivia 844,444 Preparation
BO-T1437 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Support for the implementation of programs and studies in the Urban region of the Amazon 500,000 Implementation
BO-T1441 URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING Support for the Preparation of Urban Integration Programs in Bolivia 400,000 Preparation
BO-L1239 TRANSPORT Sustainable Territorial Connectivity Program for Bolivia I Preparation
BO-T1440 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Support to labor workforce training in Bolivia 200,000 Implementation
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Country Office

The IDB in Bolivia has been a key development partner for more than six decades. The Country Strategy with Bolivia for the period 2022-2025 is a roadmap that will allow to continue supporting the country facing the challenges identified in the Economic and Social Development Plan 2021-2025. The Country Strategy identifies three priority pillars: Economic Reconstruction and Boosting Productivity, Productive Diversification, and Inclusive and Sustainable Social Development. These integral axes will allow to endure assisting issues of proven trajectory and impact of the IDB in Bolivia, such as employment, water and sanitation, energy, health, and transportation, among others, and to provide technical or financial support in emerging areas of priority for the country. Additionally, and as cross-cutting axes to all the priority pillars and activities of the Bank, a focus is paid on issues of Gender and Diversity, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, and Institutional Capacity and the Rule of Law.  

Julia Johannsen
Julia Johannsen
Representative
BIDBolivia@iadb.org

 

Our team on the Ground

Address: Av. 6 de Agosto 2818, entre calles Cordero y Clavijo, La Paz, Bolivia

Mailing Address: Casilla # 12954, La Paz, Bolivia

(T) (591) 2217-7700

(F) (591-2)291-3003

Country representation

Executive Director: Mario Alberto Guillen Suarez

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Viviana Andrea Garay Estepa

ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Total Contribution: 25,202,500

Number of votes: 129,428

of the institution's ownership

BIDAcademy Launches Podcast on How to Combat Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
The new series will explore inequality, how it intersects with factors including gender and race, and how it impacts access to education or employment. BIDAcademy, the knowledge and learning platform of the IDB Group – which consists of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest and IDB...
April 11, 2024
Bolivia to Invest in Success of Family Farming and Forest Conservation
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $40 million loan to Bolivia for the Land Management Program for Sustainable Rural Development. The program will strengthen the legal security of rural land ownership, enhance sustainable land use and boost the efficiency of the cadastral...
April 09, 2024
Bolivia to Enhance Energy Efficiency of Street Lighting Systems with IDB Support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $35 million loan to Bolivia to finance a program to make the country's public lighting systems more energy efficient. The program will benefit over 800,000 people in participating municipalities by improving the quality and efficiency of public...
February 12, 2024
May 16, 2024
The Green Turn: Latin America and the Caribbean's New Trade Agenda
05:00 AM - 07:00 AM
May 23, 2024
Reshaping Retirement: Navigating Latin America's Pension Systems after COVID-19
07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.
May 06, 2024
Aging Well in Asia | 2024 Asian Development Policy Report
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.

Videos available only in Spanish

Bolivia: Conoce una de las historias de desarrollo y crecimiento en la región Andina
Learn More
Mejoramos vidas en Bolivia facilitando el acceso a empleos de calidad.
Learn More
BID Conversa Agua, Riego y Saneamiento – Transformando la gestión del agua – Cristina Mecerreyes
Learn More
La vida después de la luz, proyecto de electrificación rural en Cerro San Simón, Bolivia
Learn More
BID Conversa El Futuro del Empleo – Entrevista a Daniel Nosiglia Piloto Motociclista
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

Bolivia is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Bolivia 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., Bolivia is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with  Paaguay and Uruguay , is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. 

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 Bolivia (2022-2025)
Download
Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
BO-G1010 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Watershared: Financial Innovation for Adaptation, Mitigation and Watershed Management Preparation
BO-T1445 ENERGY Support to the Energy Transition Plan for the Northern Bolivian Amazon Preparation
BO-T1427 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Promoting an integrated data policy framework in Bolivia Preparation
BO-T1428 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Strengthening prevention and institutional response to cyber-violence against children and adolescents in Bolivia 844,444 Preparation
BO-T1437 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Support for the implementation of programs and studies in the Urban region of the Amazon 500,000 Implementation
BO-T1441 URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING Support for the Preparation of Urban Integration Programs in Bolivia 400,000 Preparation
BO-L1239 TRANSPORT Sustainable Territorial Connectivity Program for Bolivia I Preparation
BO-T1440 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Support to labor workforce training in Bolivia 200,000 Implementation
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