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Guatemala

Guatemala

The Country Office of Guatemala seeks to contribute to the strengthening of public institutions, the closing of social gaps in vulnerable groups, as well as the promotion of the private sector to achieve greater, more inclusive, and sustainable growth. This is done under a gender and diversity perspective, addressing climate change, and embracing digital transformation.

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Ignez – Tristao Representante país Guatemala Desarrollo Sostenible - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Ignez M. Tristao
IDB Country Representative in Guatemala
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Guatemala, one of the founding countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), plays a key role in the institution's governance. As a shareholder country of the IDB, Guatemala appoints a Governor to represent its interests on the Board of Governors.

At the IDB headquarters in Washington, D.C., Guatemala is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This seat, which Guatemala shares with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua, is held by an Executive Director. The Executive Director is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of these six countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

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: 16,091,300

Number of votes: 81,863

of the institution's ownership

Address: 15 avenue 05-50, zone 15 Vista Hermosa III.

Business Center, SPAZIO Building. Office 1201, Guatemala

N/A

Phone Number: (T) (502) 2327-4300

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Supports Guatemalan Initiative to Expand Lanes to Key Section of Northern Highway CA-9
WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved loan of $350 million to help Guatemala add lanes to the Teculután-Mayuelas section of Northern Highway CA-9. The operation, which has been approved by the IDB Board of Executive Directors, finances a plan to better connect...
Guatemala to Increase Electricity Coverage in Rural Areas with IDB Support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $250 million loan to finance a program to increase electricity coverage in rural areas of Guatemala. The Rural Electrification Access Program, approved by the IDB Board of Executive Directors as a Loan for Multiple Works Programs, aims to increase...
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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Strategy and Projects

Guatemala’s Country Strategy 2024-2028 aims to generate greater development impact through more focused and larger-scale interventions, with the goal of improving the living conditions of vulnerable populations while strengthening Guatemala's position as the largest economy in the Central American region. This will be achieved through three strategic pillars:

  1. Basic services for vulnerable populations, contributing to reducing social gaps and improving service delivery.
  2. Private sector development, enhancing the business climate and strengthening entrepreneurial capacities, particularly for MSMEs.
  3. Climate action and food availability, by expanding climate financing and adopting adaptation and mitigation measures in the agricultural and forestry sectors.
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IDB Country Strategy with Guatemala 2024-2028
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
GU-T1369 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Strengthening Institutional Capacities of SEGEPLAN for the Management of the Cross-Cutting Strategic Systems of Planning, Public Investment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Guatemala 280,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1372 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care 500,000.00 Preparation
TC9803124 EDUCATION EDUCATION Creation & Implementation School Council 126,300.00 Closed Mar. 25, 1998
TC9904015 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Institutional Support for Concyt 80,000.00 Closed Apr. 16, 1999
TC7612337 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS Brasil Preinvestment Cooperation 10,000.00 Closed Dec. 29, 1976
TC8305105 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE Irrigation II Preparation Program 100,000.00 Closed Oct. 27, 1983
TC8605290 EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION Prepar. of a Project, Social Security 26,000.00 Closed Oct. 23, 1986
TC9205049 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Training in the Fis of el Salvador 7,688.00 Closed Jun. 5, 1992
GU-T1369 Strengthening Institutional Capacities of SEGEPLAN for the Management of the Cross-Cutting Strategic Systems of Planning, Public Investment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Guatemala
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 280,000.00
GU-T1372 Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
TC9803124 Creation & Implementation School Council
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Mar. 25, 1998
  • Financing: 126,300.00
TC9904015 Institutional Support for Concyt
  • Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Apr. 16, 1999
  • Financing: 80,000.00
TC7612337 Brasil Preinvestment Cooperation
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Dec. 29, 1976
  • Financing: 10,000.00
TC8305105 Irrigation II Preparation Program
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Oct. 27, 1983
  • Financing: 100,000.00
TC8605290 Prepar. of a Project, Social Security
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Oct. 23, 1986
  • Financing: 26,000.00
TC9205049 Training in the Fis of el Salvador
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jun. 5, 1992
  • Financing: 7,688.00
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Country Office
Ignez – Tristao Representante país Guatemala Desarrollo Sostenible - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Ignez M. Tristao
IDB Country Representative in Guatemala
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Guatemala, one of the founding countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), plays a key role in the institution's governance. As a shareholder country of the IDB, Guatemala appoints a Governor to represent its interests on the Board of Governors.

At the IDB headquarters in Washington, D.C., Guatemala is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This seat, which Guatemala shares with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua, is held by an Executive Director. The Executive Director is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of these six countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

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: 16,091,300

Number of votes: 81,863

of the institution's ownership

Address: 15 avenue 05-50, zone 15 Vista Hermosa III.

Business Center, SPAZIO Building. Office 1201, Guatemala

N/A

Phone Number: (T) (502) 2327-4300

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Supports Guatemalan Initiative to Expand Lanes to Key Section of Northern Highway CA-9
WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved loan of $350 million to help Guatemala add lanes to the Teculután-Mayuelas section of Northern Highway CA-9. The operation, which has been approved by the IDB Board of Executive Directors, finances a plan to better connect...
Guatemala to Increase Electricity Coverage in Rural Areas with IDB Support
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $250 million loan to finance a program to increase electricity coverage in rural areas of Guatemala. The Rural Electrification Access Program, approved by the IDB Board of Executive Directors as a Loan for Multiple Works Programs, aims to increase...
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 Guatemala!
Subscribe
Aug 11, 2025
Connecting Care: Government-to-Government Learning Forum
04:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Mexico - Cidade do México
Aug 21, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Implement the Open Source Tool OpenCRVS
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro
Aug 25 - 27, 2025
Focus on the Americas at World Water Week 2025
04:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Sweden - Estocolmo

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

Guatemala’s Country Strategy 2024-2028 aims to generate greater development impact through more focused and larger-scale interventions, with the goal of improving the living conditions of vulnerable populations while strengthening Guatemala's position as the largest economy in the Central American region. This will be achieved through three strategic pillars:

  1. Basic services for vulnerable populations, contributing to reducing social gaps and improving service delivery.
  2. Private sector development, enhancing the business climate and strengthening entrepreneurial capacities, particularly for MSMEs.
  3. Climate action and food availability, by expanding climate financing and adopting adaptation and mitigation measures in the agricultural and forestry sectors.
hands
IDB Country Strategy with Guatemala 2024-2028
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
GU-T1369 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Strengthening Institutional Capacities of SEGEPLAN for the Management of the Cross-Cutting Strategic Systems of Planning, Public Investment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Guatemala 280,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1372 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care 500,000.00 Preparation
TC9402380 - - Descent. Action Plan for Health Sector 30,000.00 Closed Apr. 8, 1994
TC9705263 TRADE TRADE Foreign Investment Promotion 12,000.00 Closed May. 9, 1997
TC9810038 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Support Prep.of Reform Prop.financ Reg 150,000.00 Closed Oct. 6, 1998
TC9911124 TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Urban Transport System Gis 179,950.00 Closed Apr. 11, 2001
TC7504055 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL POLICY Agricultural Credit Program 220,000.00 Closed Jan. 15, 1976
TC8006084 URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING HOUSING Advising to Government of Guatemala 13,000.00 Cancelled Jun. 3, 1980
GU-T1369 Strengthening Institutional Capacities of SEGEPLAN for the Management of the Cross-Cutting Strategic Systems of Planning, Public Investment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Guatemala
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 280,000.00
GU-T1372 Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
TC9402380 Descent. Action Plan for Health Sector
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Apr. 8, 1994
  • Financing: 30,000.00
TC9705263 Foreign Investment Promotion
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: May. 9, 1997
  • Financing: 12,000.00
TC9810038 Support Prep.of Reform Prop.financ Reg
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Oct. 6, 1998
  • Financing: 150,000.00
TC9911124 Urban Transport System Gis
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Apr. 11, 2001
  • Financing: 179,950.00
TC7504055 Agricultural Credit Program
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jan. 15, 1976
  • Financing: 220,000.00
TC8006084 Advising to Government of Guatemala
  • Sector: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
  • Project Status: Cancelled
  • Approval Date: Jun. 3, 1980
  • Financing: 13,000.00
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