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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]

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...
IDB Unveils 'América en el Centro'
"América en el Centro" is a regional program for Central America and the Dominican Republic that will promote productivity and regional integration, climate adaptation and resilience, and social development for youth. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) presented the regional program "América...
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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-T1370 SOCIAL INVESTMENT MIGRATION & MIGRANTS Support to the strategy with the private sector for the integration of returned migrants into the labor market 300,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1372 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care 500,000.00 Preparation
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
TC8504195 URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING Basic and Social Infrastructure Const. 30,000.00 Closed Jan. 6, 1988
TC8806236 TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Urban Transportation for Guatemala City 11,000.00 Closed Nov. 14, 1988
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
GU-T1370 Support to the strategy with the private sector for the integration of returned migrants into the labor market
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
GU-T1372 Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
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
TC8504195 Basic and Social Infrastructure Const.
  • Sector: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jan. 6, 1988
  • Financing: 30,000.00
TC8806236 Urban Transportation for Guatemala City
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 14, 1988
  • Financing: 11,000.00
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
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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]

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...
IDB Unveils 'América en el Centro'
"América en el Centro" is a regional program for Central America and the Dominican Republic that will promote productivity and regional integration, climate adaptation and resilience, and social development for youth. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) presented the regional program "América...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Guatemala!
Subscribe
Jul 07 - 08, 2025
Bretton Woods 16th Annual Conference: Reordering Global Trade and Finance in a Shock-Prone World
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Peru - Cusco
Jul 08, 2025
Local Economic Development Agencies: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America and Beyond
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Colombia - Bogotá
Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - 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-T1370 SOCIAL INVESTMENT MIGRATION & MIGRANTS Support to the strategy with the private sector for the integration of returned migrants into the labor market 300,000.00 Preparation
GU-T1372 HEALTH HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care 500,000.00 Preparation
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
TC8504195 URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING Basic and Social Infrastructure Const. 30,000.00 Closed Jan. 6, 1988
TC8806236 TRANSPORT TRANSPORT Urban Transportation for Guatemala City 11,000.00 Closed Nov. 14, 1988
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
GU-T1370 Support to the strategy with the private sector for the integration of returned migrants into the labor market
  • Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
GU-T1372 Strengthening the strategy for continuous quality improvement in health care
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
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
TC8504195 Basic and Social Infrastructure Const.
  • Sector: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Jan. 6, 1988
  • Financing: 30,000.00
TC8806236 Urban Transportation for Guatemala City
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Closed
  • Approval Date: Nov. 14, 1988
  • Financing: 11,000.00
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
See more projects
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