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Honduras

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.

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Country Office
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos Rep Honduras
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos
IDB Country Representative in Honduras
BIDHonduras@iadb.org

 

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.

Country representation

Executive Director: Eddy Roberto Carpio Sam

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Karen Cis

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

IDB Country Office in Honduras


Address: Colonia Lomas del Guijarro Sur, Primera Calle Tegucigalpa, Honduras Apartado Postal No. 3180, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Phone number: (T) 504) 2290-3500 E-mail: BIDHonduras@iadb.org

Honduras to Further Decarbonize its Electricity Sector and National Electric Power Company
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $200 million Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects (CCLIP) and a first $50 million individual loan under this credit line to support Honduras as it decarbonizes its electricity sector and National Electric Power Company. For the same...
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Jan 30, 2025
REP LAC Forum: Race, Ethnicity, and Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
04:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Feb 13 - 14, 2025
Salud Mesoamerica: Equity, Quality, Impact
04:00 AM - 01:00 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Feb 19, 2025
PPP Talk 3: From Numbers to Results: Unveiling the Economic and Social Impact of PPPs
04:00 AM - 05:30 AM

Videos available in Spanish

60 años del BID en Honduras: los protagonistas
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60 años del BID en Honduras
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Campaña Prevención Violencia Contra la Mujer - Honduras Spot 2
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Campaña Prevención Violencia Contra la Mujer - Honduras Spot 1
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Una reforma policial con cara de mujer: lecciones aprendidas en equidad de género desde Honduras
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¿Qué significa mejorar vidas en América Latina y el Caribe? Desarrollo de impacto con sello BID
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Strategy and Projects

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.

Update to the IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2025-2026
Download
IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2019-2022
Download
Extension of the Transition Period of the Country Strategy with Honduras
Download
Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
HO-L1251 EDUCATION Towards a more inclusive education: “Transforming the Rural School” Preparation
HO-G1258 ENERGY Empowerment of Women Participation in Energization with Clean Energy 1,400,000 Preparation
HO-T1452 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Fiscal Policy for Climate Change in Honduras 1,140,000 Preparation
HO-L1259 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Sustainable and resilient agroforests Preparation
HO-G1266 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Development in El Cajón and Yojoa Lake Watersheds in Honduras 2,700,000 Preparation
HO-T1473 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Emergency Technical Cooperation - Support for storm Sara emergency in Honduras 200,000 Implementation
HO-T1434 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Cooperativa Chorotega: Financing the Blue Economy and Conservation of the Mangrove System in Honduras 750,000 Implementation
HO-T1464 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS IDB CLIMA: Support the development and execution of an IDB CLIMA Pilot Program in Honduras (HO-L1245) 400,000 Implementation
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Country Office
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos Rep Honduras
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos
IDB Country Representative in Honduras
BIDHonduras@iadb.org

 

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.

Country representation

Executive Director: Eddy Roberto Carpio Sam

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Karen Cis

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

IDB Country Office in Honduras


Address: Colonia Lomas del Guijarro Sur, Primera Calle Tegucigalpa, Honduras Apartado Postal No. 3180, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Phone number: (T) 504) 2290-3500 E-mail: BIDHonduras@iadb.org

Honduras to Further Decarbonize its Electricity Sector and National Electric Power Company
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $200 million Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects (CCLIP) and a first $50 million individual loan under this credit line to support Honduras as it decarbonizes its electricity sector and National Electric Power Company. For the same...
IDB Unveils "América en el Centro''
América en el Centro is a regional program for Central América 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 en...
New Program to Finance Clean Community Energy for Production in Latin America and the Caribbean
IDB Lab, the innovation arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), along with the IDB and the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV), launched LAC E-Coop, a program to help rural organizations access clean energy for their productive activities through financial services and...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Honduras!
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Jan 30, 2025
REP LAC Forum: Race, Ethnicity, and Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
04:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Feb 13 - 14, 2025
Salud Mesoamerica: Equity, Quality, Impact
04:00 AM - 01:00 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Feb 19, 2025
PPP Talk 3: From Numbers to Results: Unveiling the Economic and Social Impact of PPPs
04:00 AM - 05:30 AM

Videos available in Spanish

60 años del BID en Honduras: los protagonistas
Learn More
60 años del BID en Honduras
Learn More
Campaña Prevención Violencia Contra la Mujer - Honduras Spot 2
Learn More
Campaña Prevención Violencia Contra la Mujer - Honduras Spot 1
Learn More
Una reforma policial con cara de mujer: lecciones aprendidas en equidad de género desde Honduras
Learn More
¿Qué significa mejorar vidas en América Latina y el Caribe? Desarrollo de impacto con sello BID
Learn More
Integración y gobernanza: ¿cuál será el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe en el 2030?
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

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.

Update to the IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2025-2026
Download
IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2019-2022
Download
Extension of the Transition Period of the Country Strategy with Honduras
Download
Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
HO-L1251 EDUCATION Towards a more inclusive education: “Transforming the Rural School” Preparation
HO-G1258 ENERGY Empowerment of Women Participation in Energization with Clean Energy 1,400,000 Preparation
HO-T1452 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE Fiscal Policy for Climate Change in Honduras 1,140,000 Preparation
HO-L1259 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Sustainable and resilient agroforests Preparation
HO-G1266 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Development in El Cajón and Yojoa Lake Watersheds in Honduras 2,700,000 Preparation
HO-T1473 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Emergency Technical Cooperation - Support for storm Sara emergency in Honduras 200,000 Implementation
HO-T1434 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS Cooperativa Chorotega: Financing the Blue Economy and Conservation of the Mangrove System in Honduras 750,000 Implementation
HO-T1464 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS IDB CLIMA: Support the development and execution of an IDB CLIMA Pilot Program in Honduras (HO-L1245) 400,000 Implementation
See more projects
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