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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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Country Office
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos Rep Honduras
Maria José Jarquín Ramos
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: Claudio Enrique Otero Munoz

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

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

Total Contribution: 19,037,300

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]

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Guatemala Advances Toward Malaria Elimination with IDB Support
WASHINGTON — Guatemala has strengthened its capacity to eliminate malaria under the Regional Malaria Elimination Initiative (RMEI), administered by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), achieving significant progress in diagnosis, rapid treatment, and case investigation. The share of suspected...
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WASHINGTON — IDB Lab, the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), approved plans to invest up to $2.5 million in Innogen Delta I, the first venture capital fund to focus exclusively on Central American startups, especially in El Salvador, Guatemala, and...
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Jun 08, 2026
EconNet | The Effects of Transitory, Permanent, and Anticipated U.S. Import Tariff Shocks
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.
Jun 09, 2026
Launch Event: The World of Public Employment Services 2026
05:00 AM - 07:00 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.
Jun 10 - 11, 2026
Regional Malaria Elimination Initiative
05:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Dominican Republic - Outro

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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-T1381 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Strengthening of the Sustainable Forest Management in Guatemala 400,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1380 TRADE TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS Design and support for the Program to strengthen cargo security and facilitate foreign trade in Guatemala. 350,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1382 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Capacity Building for the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of the State Modernization Agenda, Guatemala 372,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1385 SOCIAL INVESTMENT CITIZEN SAFETY Support for Strengthening the Citizen Security Policies of the Ministry of Government 250,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1383 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE Support for the implementation of the Technological Innovation Fund 300,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1377 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Project to strengthen the institutional network of health services in Guatemala 400,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1378 ENERGY ENERGY INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING Technical and institutional strengthening of the electricity sector in Guatemala 250,000.00 Preparation
GU-L1197 TRADE TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS Program to Strengthen Cargo Security and Trade Facilitation 160,000,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1381 Strengthening of the Sustainable Forest Management in Guatemala
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
GU-T1380 Design and support for the Program to strengthen cargo security and facilitate foreign trade in Guatemala.
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 350,000.00
GU-T1382 Capacity Building for the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of the State Modernization Agenda, Guatemala
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 372,000.00
GU-T1385 Support for Strengthening the Citizen Security Policies of the Ministry of Government
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
GU-T1383 Support for the implementation of the Technological Innovation Fund
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
GU-T1377 Project to strengthen the institutional network of health services in Guatemala
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
GU-T1378 Technical and institutional strengthening of the electricity sector in Guatemala
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
GU-L1197 Program to Strengthen Cargo Security and Trade Facilitation
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 160,000,000.00
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Country Office
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos Rep Honduras
Maria José Jarquín Ramos
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: Claudio Enrique Otero Munoz

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

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

Total Contribution: 19,037,300

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]

Ninth Superheroes of Development Contest Channels a World Cup Spirit
The contest is accepting submissions until June 5, 2026 WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has kicked off the ninth Superheroes of Development contest in this World Cup year, tapping into the spirit of the world’s most popular sport to recognize the teams that, project...
Guatemala Advances Toward Malaria Elimination with IDB Support
WASHINGTON — Guatemala has strengthened its capacity to eliminate malaria under the Regional Malaria Elimination Initiative (RMEI), administered by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), achieving significant progress in diagnosis, rapid treatment, and case investigation. The share of suspected...
IDB Lab Invests in Innogen Delta I to Drive Tech Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation in Central America
WASHINGTON — IDB Lab, the innovation and venture arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), approved plans to invest up to $2.5 million in Innogen Delta I, the first venture capital fund to focus exclusively on Central American startups, especially in El Salvador, Guatemala, and...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Guatemala!
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Jun 08, 2026
EconNet | The Effects of Transitory, Permanent, and Anticipated U.S. Import Tariff Shocks
08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.
Jun 09, 2026
Launch Event: The World of Public Employment Services 2026
05:00 AM - 07:00 AM
United States - Washington, D.C.
Jun 10 - 11, 2026
Regional Malaria Elimination Initiative
05:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Dominican Republic - Outro

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-T1381 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Strengthening of the Sustainable Forest Management in Guatemala 400,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1380 TRADE TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS Design and support for the Program to strengthen cargo security and facilitate foreign trade in Guatemala. 350,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1382 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Capacity Building for the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of the State Modernization Agenda, Guatemala 372,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1385 SOCIAL INVESTMENT CITIZEN SAFETY Support for Strengthening the Citizen Security Policies of the Ministry of Government 250,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1383 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE Support for the implementation of the Technological Innovation Fund 300,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1377 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Project to strengthen the institutional network of health services in Guatemala 400,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1378 ENERGY ENERGY INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING Technical and institutional strengthening of the electricity sector in Guatemala 250,000.00 Preparation
GU-L1197 TRADE TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS Program to Strengthen Cargo Security and Trade Facilitation 160,000,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1381 Strengthening of the Sustainable Forest Management in Guatemala
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
GU-T1380 Design and support for the Program to strengthen cargo security and facilitate foreign trade in Guatemala.
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 350,000.00
GU-T1382 Capacity Building for the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of the State Modernization Agenda, Guatemala
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 372,000.00
GU-T1385 Support for Strengthening the Citizen Security Policies of the Ministry of Government
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
GU-T1383 Support for the implementation of the Technological Innovation Fund
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
GU-T1377 Project to strengthen the institutional network of health services in Guatemala
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
GU-T1378 Technical and institutional strengthening of the electricity sector in Guatemala
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 250,000.00
GU-L1197 Program to Strengthen Cargo Security and Trade Facilitation
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 160,000,000.00
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