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El Salvador

El Salvador

The Country Office of El Salvador aims to contribute to generating sustainable and inclusive economic growth, capable of facing current challenges and providing better opportunities and access to basic services for the population, thereby contributing to reducing levels of poverty and inequality.

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Country Office
Olga Gomez Garcia - IDB - Country Representative
Olga Gómez García
IDB Country Representative in El Salvador
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

El Salvador, one of the founding members of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), actively participates in shaping the institution's policies and initiatives. The country is represented by a Governor on the IDB's Board of Governors, ensuring El Salvador's voice in major decisions.

For ongoing operations at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., El Salvador shares a seat on the Board of Executive Directors with Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This group is led by an Executive Director, elected every three years by the Governors of these countries, to advocate for their collective interests and drive regional development.

Country representation

Executive Director: Karen Cis

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

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

Total Contribution: 12,351,600

Number of votes: 64,649

of the institution's ownership

Address: Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte

y Calle El Mirador, San Salvador, El Salvador
 

Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte y Calle El Mirador

San Salvador, El Salvador
 

Phone number: (T) (503) 2233-8900

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Lab and Madrid City Council Champion Latin American Entrepreneurs in New Cohort of Talent Bridges Program
The program benefits 15 startup founders from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru. IDB Lab, the innovation and venture-capital laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Madrid City Council have launched the fifth edition of the Talent Bridges program...
El Salvador to Advance Macroeconomic and Fiscal Sustainability with IDB Support
El Salvador will advance on key reforms aimed at promoting macroeconomic and fiscal sustainability with a $500 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).  The IDB loan, known as special development lending, will offer budgetary support as El Salvador implements structural reforms...
Achieving Greater Scale and Impact for IDB Initiatives in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic
TELA, Honduras - The city of Tela, Honduras, hosted the 38th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) governors from the countries of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, including finance and economy ministers from the region. The February 10 gathering is in the lead-up to...
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Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro
Jul 22, 2025
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01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Jul 28 - 29, 2025
IDB- ECLAC International Seminar Keys to Overcoming Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
05:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Guatemala - Cidade da Guatemala

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Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group's country strategy with El Salvador for 2021-2024 focuses on mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and paving the way for robust, inclusive, and sustainable growth in the medium term. This strategy is tailored to address El Salvador's most pressing needs arising from the health crisis and its social and economic fallout, while also supporting fiscal consolidation and production restructuring.

Key Priorities of the IDB Group Strategy:

  • Fiscal Sustainability and Efficiency: Ensuring long-term financial stability and effective use of resources.
  • Reducing Social Vulnerability: Addressing immediate social challenges and promoting equitable access to opportunities.
  • Revitalizing and Restructuring Production: Enhancing productivity and fostering economic diversification.

The strategy also incorporates cross-cutting themes, including gender equality, diversity, climate change, and natural disaster resilience. Developed through dialogue with government authorities and civil society, the strategy reflects the evolving global impact of the pandemic and its implications for El Salvador, as well as the country's structural challenges.

IDB Country Strategy with El Salvador 2021-2024
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Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
ES-T1402 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Reinforcement of the health network management 500,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1404 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING PROSINT II Preparation 300,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1409 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE NATIONAL STATISTICS SYSTEMS AND CENSUSES Operational support to strengthen the statistical system 180,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1408 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE Support for El Salvador's Data Infrastructure Development Program 250,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1400 ENERGY ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN END USE Strengthening the resilience of hydroelectric generation to climate change in El Salvador 400,000.00 Preparation
TC7707203 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Cattle Product Comercializ. Project 175,000.00 Closed Dec. 15, 1977
TC8411217 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Institutional Strengthening of Incafe 24,000.00 Closed Dec. 21, 1984
TC8903363 ENERGY NEW THERMAL POWER PLANTS Auditorship, Thermoelectric Factories 30,000.00 Closed Apr. 14, 1989
ES-T1402 Reinforcement of the health network management
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
ES-T1404 PROSINT II Preparation
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
ES-T1409 Operational support to strengthen the statistical system
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 180,000.00
ES-T1408 Support for El Salvador's Data Infrastructure Development Program
  • Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
ES-T1400 Strengthening the resilience of hydroelectric generation to climate change in El Salvador
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
TC7707203 Cattle Product Comercializ. Project
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Dec. 15, 1977
  • Financing: 175,000.00
TC8411217 Institutional Strengthening of Incafe
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Dec. 21, 1984
  • Financing: 24,000.00
TC8903363 Auditorship, Thermoelectric Factories
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Apr. 14, 1989
  • Financing: 30,000.00
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Country Office
Olga Gomez Garcia - IDB - Country Representative
Olga Gómez García
IDB Country Representative in El Salvador
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

El Salvador, one of the founding members of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), actively participates in shaping the institution's policies and initiatives. The country is represented by a Governor on the IDB's Board of Governors, ensuring El Salvador's voice in major decisions.

For ongoing operations at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., El Salvador shares a seat on the Board of Executive Directors with Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This group is led by an Executive Director, elected every three years by the Governors of these countries, to advocate for their collective interests and drive regional development.

Country representation

Executive Director: Karen Cis

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

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

Total Contribution: 12,351,600

Number of votes: 64,649

of the institution's ownership

Address: Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte

y Calle El Mirador, San Salvador, El Salvador
 

Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte y Calle El Mirador

San Salvador, El Salvador
 

Phone number: (T) (503) 2233-8900

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Lab and Madrid City Council Champion Latin American Entrepreneurs in New Cohort of Talent Bridges Program
The program benefits 15 startup founders from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru. IDB Lab, the innovation and venture-capital laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Madrid City Council have launched the fifth edition of the Talent Bridges program...
El Salvador to Advance Macroeconomic and Fiscal Sustainability with IDB Support
El Salvador will advance on key reforms aimed at promoting macroeconomic and fiscal sustainability with a $500 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).  The IDB loan, known as special development lending, will offer budgetary support as El Salvador implements structural reforms...
Achieving Greater Scale and Impact for IDB Initiatives in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic
TELA, Honduras - The city of Tela, Honduras, hosted the 38th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) governors from the countries of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, including finance and economy ministers from the region. The February 10 gathering is in the lead-up to...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in El Salvador!
Subscribe
Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro
Jul 22, 2025
Between Worlds l Elizabeth Casqueiro, Portugal
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Jul 28 - 29, 2025
IDB- ECLAC International Seminar Keys to Overcoming Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
05:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Guatemala - Cidade da Guatemala

Videos available in Spanish

Integración y gobernanza: ¿cuál será el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe en el 2030?
Learn More
¿Qué significa mejorar vidas en América Latina y el Caribe? Desarrollo de impacto con sello BID
Learn More
¿Cuáles son los ejes para una integración regional inteligente, sostenible e inclusiva?
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group's country strategy with El Salvador for 2021-2024 focuses on mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and paving the way for robust, inclusive, and sustainable growth in the medium term. This strategy is tailored to address El Salvador's most pressing needs arising from the health crisis and its social and economic fallout, while also supporting fiscal consolidation and production restructuring.

Key Priorities of the IDB Group Strategy:

  • Fiscal Sustainability and Efficiency: Ensuring long-term financial stability and effective use of resources.
  • Reducing Social Vulnerability: Addressing immediate social challenges and promoting equitable access to opportunities.
  • Revitalizing and Restructuring Production: Enhancing productivity and fostering economic diversification.

The strategy also incorporates cross-cutting themes, including gender equality, diversity, climate change, and natural disaster resilience. Developed through dialogue with government authorities and civil society, the strategy reflects the evolving global impact of the pandemic and its implications for El Salvador, as well as the country's structural challenges.

IDB Country Strategy with El Salvador 2021-2024
Download
Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
ES-T1402 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Reinforcement of the health network management 500,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1404 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING PROSINT II Preparation 300,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1409 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE NATIONAL STATISTICS SYSTEMS AND CENSUSES Operational support to strengthen the statistical system 180,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1408 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE Support for El Salvador's Data Infrastructure Development Program 250,000.00 Preparation
ES-T1400 ENERGY ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN END USE Strengthening the resilience of hydroelectric generation to climate change in El Salvador 400,000.00 Preparation
TC7109029 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS Planning Support 350,200.00 Closed Sep. 9, 1971
TC8210114 SOCIAL INVESTMENT HUMAN RESOURCES & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Reactivation of Econimic Activities 22,000.00 Closed Oct. 20, 1982
TC8605315 WATER AND SANITATION WATER AND SANITATION Br & Ch's Coop, Instit. Support to Anda 11,200.00 Closed Aug. 21, 1986
ES-T1402 Reinforcement of the health network management
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
ES-T1404 PROSINT II Preparation
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
ES-T1409 Operational support to strengthen the statistical system
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 180,000.00
ES-T1408 Support for El Salvador's Data Infrastructure Development Program
  • Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
ES-T1400 Strengthening the resilience of hydroelectric generation to climate change in El Salvador
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
TC7109029 Planning Support
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Sep. 9, 1971
  • Financing: 350,200.00
TC8210114 Reactivation of Econimic Activities
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Oct. 20, 1982
  • Financing: 22,000.00
TC8605315 Br & Ch's Coop, Instit. Support to Anda
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Aug. 21, 1986
  • Financing: 11,200.00
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