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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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Country Office
Julia Johannsen
Julia Johannsen
IDB Country Representative in Bolivia
BIDBolivia@iadb.org

 

Overview

 

Bolivia is a founding member country of the IDB. Like all shareholders, Bolivia appoints a Governor to represent the country on the Board of Governors.

For daily operations at the Bank's headquarters in Washington, D.C., Bolivia holds a chair on the Board of Executive Director. This position is shared with Paraguay and Uruguay, and is led by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of these countries.

Bolivia's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Mario Alberto Guillen Suarez

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Santiago Cat Ruprecht

ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Total Contribution: 25,202,500

Number of votes: 129,428

of the institution's ownership

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

La Paz, Bolivia
 

Casilla # 12954, La Paz, Bolivia

Phone number: (591) 2217-7700

Fax: (591-2) 291-3003

E-mail:  BIDBolivia@iadb.org

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Apr 25, 2025
Food Security and Sustainable Development: The SAN CELAC Plan in Action
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Strategy and Projects

The IDB has been a pivotal development partner in Bolivia for over six decades. The Country Strategy with Bolivia for the 2022-2025 period is a comprehensive roadmap aimed at continuing to support the country in addressing challenges outlined in the Economic and Social Development Plan 2021-2025.

This strategy identifies three primary pillars: 

  1. Economic Reconstruction and Enhancing Productivity 
  2. Diversification of Productive Activities
  3. Inclusive and Sustainable Social Development. 


These pillars will enable ongoing support for longstanding issues where the IDB has made a significant impact in Bolivia, such as employment, water and sanitation, energy, health, and transportation. Furthermore, they will facilitate technical and financial assistance in emerging priority areas for the country.

In addition to these priority pillars and activities, the strategy places a strong emphasis on 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 Country Strategy with Bolivia (2022-2025)
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
BO-T1455 EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT Promoting the use of evidence to improve educational outcomes in Bolivia 300,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1457 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH Improving Fiscal Policy and Management in Bolivia 400,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1449 WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY RURAL AND PERI-URBAN WATERSHARED ACCELERATOR: financial innovation for adaptation, mitigation and watershed management 150,000.00 Implementation Mar. 10, 2025
BO-G1012 ENERGY NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS Non-Refundable Financing: Investment Program for the Energy Transition of the Bolivian Northern Amazon 2,000,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1456 OTHER OTHER Action Plan C&D 641,801.00 Implementation Jan. 6, 2025
BO-G1008 WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY RURAL AND PERI-URBAN Implementation of Innovative Ecological Sanitation Pilots in Rural Communities of Bolivia - SIRWASH 380,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1452 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Evaluating the Effect of Bolivia’s Environmental Rural Cadaster on Deforestation 300,000.00 Implementation Dec. 3, 2024
BO-T1454 ENERGY NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS Energized Northern Amazon Bolivia 200,000.00 Implementation Dec. 5, 2024
BO-T1455 Promoting the use of evidence to improve educational outcomes in Bolivia
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
BO-T1457 Improving Fiscal Policy and Management in Bolivia
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
BO-T1449 WATERSHARED ACCELERATOR: financial innovation for adaptation, mitigation and watershed management
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Mar. 10, 2025
  • Financing: 150,000.00
BO-G1012 Non-Refundable Financing: Investment Program for the Energy Transition of the Bolivian Northern Amazon
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 2,000,000.00
BO-T1456 Action Plan C&D
  • Sector: OTHER
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Jan. 6, 2025
  • Financing: 641,801.00
BO-G1008 Implementation of Innovative Ecological Sanitation Pilots in Rural Communities of Bolivia - SIRWASH
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 380,000.00
BO-T1452 Evaluating the Effect of Bolivia’s Environmental Rural Cadaster on Deforestation
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Dec. 3, 2024
  • Financing: 300,000.00
BO-T1454 Energized Northern Amazon Bolivia
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Dec. 5, 2024
  • Financing: 200,000.00
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Country Office
Julia Johannsen
Julia Johannsen
IDB Country Representative in Bolivia
BIDBolivia@iadb.org

 

Overview

 

Bolivia is a founding member country of the IDB. Like all shareholders, Bolivia appoints a Governor to represent the country on the Board of Governors.

For daily operations at the Bank's headquarters in Washington, D.C., Bolivia holds a chair on the Board of Executive Director. This position is shared with Paraguay and Uruguay, and is led by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of these countries.

Bolivia's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Mario Alberto Guillen Suarez

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Santiago Cat Ruprecht

ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Total Contribution: 25,202,500

Number of votes: 129,428

of the institution's ownership

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

La Paz, Bolivia
 

Casilla # 12954, La Paz, Bolivia

Phone number: (591) 2217-7700

Fax: (591-2) 291-3003

E-mail:  BIDBolivia@iadb.org

Global Gateway: New EU-IDB Initiative to Boost Sustainable Critical Raw Materials Practices in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint initiative to strengthen the enabling conditions for responsible investments to develop critical minerals and their value chains. The objective is to support inclusive economic growth in Latin America and the...
Guidelines on Amazon-Themed Bonds to Help Unlock Finance for the Region
CALI, Colombia — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank today presented the core elements of the guidelines for capital-markets instruments called Amazonia Bonds. These bonds will finance activities that have a positive impact on local communities, biodiversity, and zero...
IDB Lab Announces the Winners of the 2024 WeXchange Women STEMpreneurs Competition
The winners will present their solutions on October 31 and November 1 in IDB Lab Forum, the IDB’s flagship event focused on innovation and technology WeXchange, the platform of the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Lab, which connects women entrepreneurs in STEM...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Bolivia!
Subscribe
Apr 25, 2025
Food Security and Sustainable Development: The SAN CELAC Plan in Action
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Apr 28, 2025
Closing the gap with digital health: Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean that show the way
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Apr 28, 2025
EconNet: Public-Private Partnerships in Education: Experimental Evidence from Colombia
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
United States of America - 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

The IDB has been a pivotal development partner in Bolivia for over six decades. The Country Strategy with Bolivia for the 2022-2025 period is a comprehensive roadmap aimed at continuing to support the country in addressing challenges outlined in the Economic and Social Development Plan 2021-2025.

This strategy identifies three primary pillars: 

  1. Economic Reconstruction and Enhancing Productivity 
  2. Diversification of Productive Activities
  3. Inclusive and Sustainable Social Development. 


These pillars will enable ongoing support for longstanding issues where the IDB has made a significant impact in Bolivia, such as employment, water and sanitation, energy, health, and transportation. Furthermore, they will facilitate technical and financial assistance in emerging priority areas for the country.

In addition to these priority pillars and activities, the strategy places a strong emphasis on 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 Country Strategy with Bolivia (2022-2025)
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
BO-T1455 EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT Promoting the use of evidence to improve educational outcomes in Bolivia 300,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1457 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH Improving Fiscal Policy and Management in Bolivia 400,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1449 WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY RURAL AND PERI-URBAN WATERSHARED ACCELERATOR: financial innovation for adaptation, mitigation and watershed management 150,000.00 Implementation Mar. 10, 2025
BO-G1012 ENERGY NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS Non-Refundable Financing: Investment Program for the Energy Transition of the Bolivian Northern Amazon 2,000,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1456 OTHER OTHER Action Plan C&D 641,801.00 Implementation Jan. 6, 2025
BO-G1008 WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY RURAL AND PERI-URBAN Implementation of Innovative Ecological Sanitation Pilots in Rural Communities of Bolivia - SIRWASH 380,000.00 Preparation
BO-T1452 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Evaluating the Effect of Bolivia’s Environmental Rural Cadaster on Deforestation 300,000.00 Implementation Dec. 3, 2024
BO-T1454 ENERGY NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS Energized Northern Amazon Bolivia 200,000.00 Implementation Dec. 5, 2024
BO-T1455 Promoting the use of evidence to improve educational outcomes in Bolivia
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
BO-T1457 Improving Fiscal Policy and Management in Bolivia
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
BO-T1449 WATERSHARED ACCELERATOR: financial innovation for adaptation, mitigation and watershed management
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Mar. 10, 2025
  • Financing: 150,000.00
BO-G1012 Non-Refundable Financing: Investment Program for the Energy Transition of the Bolivian Northern Amazon
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 2,000,000.00
BO-T1456 Action Plan C&D
  • Sector: OTHER
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Jan. 6, 2025
  • Financing: 641,801.00
BO-G1008 Implementation of Innovative Ecological Sanitation Pilots in Rural Communities of Bolivia - SIRWASH
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 380,000.00
BO-T1452 Evaluating the Effect of Bolivia’s Environmental Rural Cadaster on Deforestation
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Dec. 3, 2024
  • Financing: 300,000.00
BO-T1454 Energized Northern Amazon Bolivia
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Dec. 5, 2024
  • Financing: 200,000.00
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