The Country Office of Mexico works on initiatives for inclusive and sustainable development, aiming to generate a positive impact on health, the economy, climate action, productive infrastructure, and social conditions, among other areas, to improve the lives of Mexican citizens.
Overview
Mexico, as one of the founding member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), plays a pivotal role in its governance. Like all IDB shareholders, Mexico appoints a Governor to represent the country on the IDB Board of Governors.
At the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Mexico is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with the Dominican Republic. The chair is occupied by an Executive Director, who is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of both Mexico and the Dominican Republic. This representation ensures that Mexico has a key voice in the IDB’s daily operations and decision-making processes.
Executive Director: Erick Jose Limas Maldonado
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Ernesto Alejandro Selman Mejia
ELECTED BY: Dominican Republic and Mexico
Total Contribution: 200,719,000
Number of votes: 1,034,744
of the institution's ownership
Address: Avenida Paseo de la Reforma Nº 222 Piso 11
Colonia Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City, Mexico
Avenida Paseo de la Reforma Nº 222 Piso 11
Colonia Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City, Mexico
Phone number: (T) (52-55) 9138-6200
(F) (52-55) 9138-6229
E-mail: [email protected]
Videos available in Spanish
The IDB Group Country Strategy with Mexico 2026–2031 aims to support Mexico’s transition toward higher, more inclusive, and sustainable long term growth, aligned with the Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2025–2030 and Plan México. The strategy seeks to consolidate recent social gains while addressing persistent constraints related to productivity, fiscal capacity, territorial disparities, and resilience to climate and external shocks.
The strategy is structured around three mutually reinforcing pillars:
- Growth driven in synergy with the private sector, focusing on access to finance, innovation, fiscal sustainability, and labor and pension systems.
- Provision of social services, with emphasis on the National Care System, water and sanitation, urban development, and housing.
- Resilience, including disaster risk management, resilient infrastructure, energy transition, and protection of natural capital.
Cross cutting priorities on equality of opportunities and environmental sustainability are mainstreamed across all pillars. Implementation will follow a programmatic, long term engagement model, emphasizing results, adaptability, and strong public–private complementarity through IDB, IDB Invest, and IDB Lab.
The strategy provides a coherent framework to support Mexico’s development objectives and enhance the effectiveness and impact of the IDB Group’s engagement over the 2026–2031 period.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME-T1586 | FINANCIAL MARKETS | BANKING MARKET DEVELOPMENT | Support for the Regulatory Transformation of the Financial and Payments Sector in Mexico | 400,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1564 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | SUBNATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | Strengthening of intergovernmental fiscal coordination in Mexico | 380,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1577 | SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | DEVELOPMENT TOURISM DESTINATION & PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | Support for the program to boost the tourism sector in Mexico | 400,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1569 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | LABOR POLICY | Development of Aleph Laboral (management system and systematization of labor information in Mexico) | 800,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1583 | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | URBAN LAND PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | Integration of territorial and ecological land-use planning, urban planning, and metropolitan governance for sustainable and inclusive development in Mexico | 800,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1584 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS CONSERVATION | Support the preparation of Mexico Blue Prosperity, IPLC-led conservation in the Gulf of California | 200,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1576 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS | Support for CENAM’s Energy Sustainability and Metrological Extension | 200,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1580 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | MIGRATION & MIGRANTS | Strengthening service delivery for migrants and returnees in Mexico | 380,000.00 | Preparation |
- Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 380,000.00
- Sector: SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 800,000.00
- Sector: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 800,000.00
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 200,000.00
- Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 200,000.00
- Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 380,000.00
Overview
Mexico, as one of the founding member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), plays a pivotal role in its governance. Like all IDB shareholders, Mexico appoints a Governor to represent the country on the IDB Board of Governors.
At the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Mexico is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with the Dominican Republic. The chair is occupied by an Executive Director, who is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of both Mexico and the Dominican Republic. This representation ensures that Mexico has a key voice in the IDB’s daily operations and decision-making processes.
Executive Director: Erick Jose Limas Maldonado
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Ernesto Alejandro Selman Mejia
ELECTED BY: Dominican Republic and Mexico
Total Contribution: 200,719,000
Number of votes: 1,034,744
of the institution's ownership
Address: Avenida Paseo de la Reforma Nº 222 Piso 11
Colonia Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City, Mexico
Avenida Paseo de la Reforma Nº 222 Piso 11
Colonia Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City, Mexico
Phone number: (T) (52-55) 9138-6200
(F) (52-55) 9138-6229
E-mail: [email protected]
Videos available in Spanish
The IDB Group Country Strategy with Mexico 2026–2031 aims to support Mexico’s transition toward higher, more inclusive, and sustainable long term growth, aligned with the Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2025–2030 and Plan México. The strategy seeks to consolidate recent social gains while addressing persistent constraints related to productivity, fiscal capacity, territorial disparities, and resilience to climate and external shocks.
The strategy is structured around three mutually reinforcing pillars:
- Growth driven in synergy with the private sector, focusing on access to finance, innovation, fiscal sustainability, and labor and pension systems.
- Provision of social services, with emphasis on the National Care System, water and sanitation, urban development, and housing.
- Resilience, including disaster risk management, resilient infrastructure, energy transition, and protection of natural capital.
Cross cutting priorities on equality of opportunities and environmental sustainability are mainstreamed across all pillars. Implementation will follow a programmatic, long term engagement model, emphasizing results, adaptability, and strong public–private complementarity through IDB, IDB Invest, and IDB Lab.
The strategy provides a coherent framework to support Mexico’s development objectives and enhance the effectiveness and impact of the IDB Group’s engagement over the 2026–2031 period.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME-T1586 | FINANCIAL MARKETS | BANKING MARKET DEVELOPMENT | Support for the Regulatory Transformation of the Financial and Payments Sector in Mexico | 400,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1564 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | SUBNATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | Strengthening of intergovernmental fiscal coordination in Mexico | 380,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1577 | SUSTAINABLE TOURISM | DEVELOPMENT TOURISM DESTINATION & PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | Support for the program to boost the tourism sector in Mexico | 400,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1569 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | LABOR POLICY | Development of Aleph Laboral (management system and systematization of labor information in Mexico) | 800,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1583 | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | URBAN LAND PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | Integration of territorial and ecological land-use planning, urban planning, and metropolitan governance for sustainable and inclusive development in Mexico | 800,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1584 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS CONSERVATION | Support the preparation of Mexico Blue Prosperity, IPLC-led conservation in the Gulf of California | 200,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1576 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS | Support for CENAM’s Energy Sustainability and Metrological Extension | 200,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ME-T1580 | SOCIAL INVESTMENT | MIGRATION & MIGRANTS | Strengthening service delivery for migrants and returnees in Mexico | 380,000.00 | Preparation |
- Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 380,000.00
- Sector: SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 800,000.00
- Sector: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 800,000.00
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 200,000.00
- Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 200,000.00
- Sector: SOCIAL INVESTMENT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 380,000.00
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