The IDB Office in Honduras aims to advance an agenda that contributes to institutional strengthening, expanding productive opportunities, and promoting greater inclusive and environmentally responsible growth, benefiting both Honduran men and women. The ultimate goal is to achieve sustainable improvement in social indicators.
Overview
Honduras is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with other member countries, Honduras appoints a Governor to represent its interests on the IDB Board of Governors.
For day-to-day operations at the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Honduras is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. The chair is led by an Executive Director, who is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. This arrangement ensures that Honduras has a key role in overseeing the bank's executive functions and strategic decisions.
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: 12,298,000
Number of votes: 64,819
of the institution's ownership
Address: Colonia Lomas del Guijarro Sur, Primera Calle
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Apartado Postal No. 3180
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Phone number: (T) 504) 2290-3500
E-mail: [email protected]
Videos available in Spanish
The IDB’s strategy with Honduras for 2019-2022 aims to drive higher and more inclusive growth by implementing coordinated actions that enhance human capital, improve infrastructure and access to finance, and increase resilience to climate change.
To achieve these goals, the Bank focuses on three strategic pillars:
- Strengthening Fiscal Institutions and Enhancing Public Spending Efficiency: Building robust fiscal institutions and optimizing the efficiency of public expenditure.
- Accumulating Human Capital: Investing in education and skills development to build a capable and skilled workforce.
- Expanding Productive Opportunities: Creating and expanding opportunities for economic development and job creation.
The strategy prioritizes targeted and coordinated interventions in critical sectors such as education, health, and transport, especially in areas with high poverty levels, to address gaps in social and productive services effectively.
Following the protocols established in the current guidelines for country strategies, the IDB Group (IDBG) and the Government of Honduras agreed to update the Country Strategy, which will remain valid until December 31, 2026. The key actions identified include climate change adaptation, improving water and sanitation services, and boosting the productive sector, in addition to the ongoing priority areas.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HO-T1483 | ENERGY | LOW-CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES | Support for developing financial instruments for geothermal development | 1,500,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1470 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT | Strengthening the Strategic Cross-Cutting Systems of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Honduras and the Institutional Capacities for the Implementation of Priority Digital Government Initiatives in Honduras. | 680,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1487 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY | Emergency Technical Cooperation – Emergency Support for rains in the municipalities of Dolores, Ocotepeque and Sinuapa, in the Department of Ocotepeque, Honduras | 200,000.00 | Implementation | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| HO-T1472 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT | Fostering holistic interventions for the prevention of violence against women and the proactive reduction of femicides in Honduras | 900,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1484 | ENERGY | ENERGY SECTOR REHABILITATION AND EFFICIENCY | Support for Acceleration of Energy Resilience | 1,200,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1481 | FINANCIAL MARKETS | RISK FINANCING | Strengthening disaster and climate resilience in Honduras | 900,000.00 | Preparation | |
| TC7210107 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS | Training & Planification Support | 548,150.00 | Closed | Oct. 26, 1972 |
| TC7705265 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT | Cooperation of Peru in Fishing Matters | 6,800.00 | Closed | May. 26, 1977 |
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,500,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 680,000.00
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Aug. 7, 2025
- Financing: 200,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 900,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,200,000.00
- Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 900,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Oct. 26, 1972
- Financing: 548,150.00
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: May. 26, 1977
- Financing: 6,800.00
Overview
Honduras is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with other member countries, Honduras appoints a Governor to represent its interests on the IDB Board of Governors.
For day-to-day operations at the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Honduras is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. The chair is led by an Executive Director, who is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. This arrangement ensures that Honduras has a key role in overseeing the bank's executive functions and strategic decisions.
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: 12,298,000
Number of votes: 64,819
of the institution's ownership
Address: Colonia Lomas del Guijarro Sur, Primera Calle
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Apartado Postal No. 3180
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Phone number: (T) 504) 2290-3500
E-mail: [email protected]
Videos available in Spanish
The IDB’s strategy with Honduras for 2019-2022 aims to drive higher and more inclusive growth by implementing coordinated actions that enhance human capital, improve infrastructure and access to finance, and increase resilience to climate change.
To achieve these goals, the Bank focuses on three strategic pillars:
- Strengthening Fiscal Institutions and Enhancing Public Spending Efficiency: Building robust fiscal institutions and optimizing the efficiency of public expenditure.
- Accumulating Human Capital: Investing in education and skills development to build a capable and skilled workforce.
- Expanding Productive Opportunities: Creating and expanding opportunities for economic development and job creation.
The strategy prioritizes targeted and coordinated interventions in critical sectors such as education, health, and transport, especially in areas with high poverty levels, to address gaps in social and productive services effectively.
Following the protocols established in the current guidelines for country strategies, the IDB Group (IDBG) and the Government of Honduras agreed to update the Country Strategy, which will remain valid until December 31, 2026. The key actions identified include climate change adaptation, improving water and sanitation services, and boosting the productive sector, in addition to the ongoing priority areas.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HO-T1483 | ENERGY | LOW-CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES | Support for developing financial instruments for geothermal development | 1,500,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1470 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT | Strengthening the Strategic Cross-Cutting Systems of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Honduras and the Institutional Capacities for the Implementation of Priority Digital Government Initiatives in Honduras. | 680,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1487 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY | Emergency Technical Cooperation – Emergency Support for rains in the municipalities of Dolores, Ocotepeque and Sinuapa, in the Department of Ocotepeque, Honduras | 200,000.00 | Implementation | Aug. 7, 2025 |
| HO-T1472 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT | Fostering holistic interventions for the prevention of violence against women and the proactive reduction of femicides in Honduras | 900,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1484 | ENERGY | ENERGY SECTOR REHABILITATION AND EFFICIENCY | Support for Acceleration of Energy Resilience | 1,200,000.00 | Preparation | |
| HO-T1481 | FINANCIAL MARKETS | RISK FINANCING | Strengthening disaster and climate resilience in Honduras | 900,000.00 | Preparation | |
| TC6811089 | AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION | Administrative and Accountable Org. | 65,000.00 | Closed | Nov. 18, 1968 |
| TC7608013 | WATER AND SANITATION | WATER AND SANITATION | Feasibility of a Potable Water Project | 405,000.00 | Closed | Sep. 30, 1976 |
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,500,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 680,000.00
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Aug. 7, 2025
- Financing: 200,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 900,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,200,000.00
- Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 900,000.00
- Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Nov. 18, 1968
- Financing: 65,000.00
- Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Sep. 30, 1976
- Financing: 405,000.00
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