The IDB works with our Jamaican partners to strengthen the island's economy and its social services. The Bank's new country strategy supports the government’s objectives of faster inclusive growth and durable debt reduction, and it encourages collaboration with the private and public sectors to support private sector-led post-pandemic recovery.
The new IDB Group Country Strategy (CS) 2022–2026 with Jamaica supports the Government’s development objectives of faster inclusive growth and durable debt reduction. The CS supports postpandemic recovery that is socially inclusive, sustainable, and driven by the private sector under two strategic areas:
(i) reactivating the productive sector for sustainable growth and
(ii) addressing social gaps. In addition, the cross-cutting themes of gender and diversity, climate change and environmental sustainability and institutional capacity and rule of law are streamlined into each strategic area.
Our team on the Ground
Address: 6 Montrose Rd, Kingston 6, Jamaica
Mailing Address: 6 Montrose Rd, Kingston 6, Jamaica
(T) (876) 764-0815
(F) (876) 764-0852/(876) 764-0853
Executive Director: Robert Lennard Le Hunte
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Navita Anganu
ELECTED BY: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
Total Contribution: 8,374,080
Number of votes: 81,863
of the institution's ownership
Like all the shareholders, Jamaica appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.
For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Jamaica is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.
| Project Number | Sector | Projects | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA-L1095 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Government Digital Transformation Programme | 25,000,000 | Preparation | |
| JA-L1091 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | Skills Development for Strategic Jamaican Industries | 50,000,000 | Preparation | |
| JA-T1226 | OTHER | Action Plan C&D | 377,221 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1223 | HEALTH | NOVAMED Innovating Healthcare | 1,869,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1225 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Learning by doing in the modernization of the Jamaican State | 154,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1217 | SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | Jamaica's Tourism Strategy | 180,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1216 | PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT | Support for National MSME Innovation, Competitiveness and Productive Growth | 250,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-L1093 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Strengthening Cybersecurity in Jamaica | 6,500,000 | Preparation |
The new IDB Group Country Strategy (CS) 2022–2026 with Jamaica supports the Government’s development objectives of faster inclusive growth and durable debt reduction. The CS supports postpandemic recovery that is socially inclusive, sustainable, and driven by the private sector under two strategic areas:
(i) reactivating the productive sector for sustainable growth and
(ii) addressing social gaps. In addition, the cross-cutting themes of gender and diversity, climate change and environmental sustainability and institutional capacity and rule of law are streamlined into each strategic area.
Our team on the Ground
Address: 6 Montrose Rd, Kingston 6, Jamaica
Mailing Address: 6 Montrose Rd, Kingston 6, Jamaica
(T) (876) 764-0815
(F) (876) 764-0852/(876) 764-0853
Executive Director: Robert Lennard Le Hunte
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Navita Anganu
ELECTED BY: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
Total Contribution: 8,374,080
Number of votes: 81,863
of the institution's ownership
Like all the shareholders, Jamaica appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.
For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Jamaica is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.
| Project Number | Sector | Projects | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA-L1095 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Government Digital Transformation Programme | 25,000,000 | Preparation | |
| JA-L1091 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | Skills Development for Strategic Jamaican Industries | 50,000,000 | Preparation | |
| JA-T1226 | OTHER | Action Plan C&D | 377,221 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1223 | HEALTH | NOVAMED Innovating Healthcare | 1,869,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1225 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Learning by doing in the modernization of the Jamaican State | 154,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1217 | SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | Jamaica's Tourism Strategy | 180,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-T1216 | PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT | Support for National MSME Innovation, Competitiveness and Productive Growth | 250,000 | Implementation | |
| JA-L1093 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | Strengthening Cybersecurity in Jamaica | 6,500,000 | Preparation |
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