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Panama

Together with the different governments of Panama, for over 60 years, we have contributed to the progress of the country, promoting development with equity and social inclusion.

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Gloria Lugo Panama representative portrait - Inter American Development Bank IDB
Gloria Lugo
IDB Country Representative in Panama
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Panama is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with all shareholders, Panama appoints a Governor to represent the country on the IDB Board of Governors.

At the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Panama is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Venezuela and is held by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Panama and Venezuela.

PANAMA'S REPRESENTATIVES AT THE IDB

Executive Director: Gustavo Tarre Briceno

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Juan Francisco Aleman

ELECTED BY: Panama and Venezuela

Total Contribution: 17,017,200

Number of votes: 64,649

of the institution's ownership

Address: Calle 50 con calle Elvira Méndez

Edificio Tower Financial Center (Towerbank), piso 23

Panama City, Panama

Apartado postal: 0816-02900 zona 5

Panama City, Panama
 

Phone number: (T) (507) 206-0900

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Launches Disaster-Risk Instruments and Expands Coverage by $2 Billion
SEVILLE — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest are scaling up financial solutions to help countries and companies manage disaster-related risks and strengthen long-term resilience. This expansion includes an increase in disaster-risk coverage and new instruments for both...
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 Backs Electric Mobility and Resilient Public Transportation in Panama City
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $38 million loan and a $9 million grant to boost electric and inclusive mobility and resilience in Panama City’s public transportation. The operation approved by the IDB Board of Executive Directors will support the electrification of the bus...
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Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro
Jul 22, 2025
Between Worlds l Elizabeth Casqueiro, Portugal
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Jul 28 - 29, 2025
IDB- ECLAC International Seminar Keys to Overcoming Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
05:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Guatemala - Cidade da Guatemala

Videos available in Spanish

Panamá Camina: experimentación urbana para el encuentro ciudadano y movilidad segura
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Ampliación del Canal de Panamá: mas logística, más conectividad con orgullo latinoamericano
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¿Cuáles son los ejes para una integración regional inteligente, sostenible e inclusiva?
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El Grupo BID y Panamá
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Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group's Country Strategy with Panama for the 2025-2029 period seeks to maximize its impact on the country's development through greater selectivity and a long-term integrated approach. Its purpose is to contribute to consolidating Panama as an inclusive, diversified and resilient economy, leveraging its comparative advantages to sustain balanced and sustainable growth.

The strategy focuses on three key areas:

  • Basic services for vulnerable populations: Improve the provision and equitable access to quality basic services, with emphasis on health, drinking water and sanitation.
  • Strengthening public management and fiscal sustainability: Modernize the public sector and consolidate macroeconomic stability.
  • Sustainable growth led by the private sector and leveraging strategic assets: Promote a diversified, competitive and environmentally sustainable economic growth model, with the private sector as the main driver of development.

Cross-cutting pillars such as institutional strengthening, sustainability and resilience, and inclusion and equal opportunities will enhance the overall impact of the strategy.

The IDB Group stands ready to continue being a key strategic partner for the country by increasing support in key sectors, empowering the private sector, and leveraging its technical expertise and capabilities.

IDB Group Country Strategy with Panama
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Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
PN-T1349 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE E-GOVERNMENT Support for the modernization of the management of the Comptroller General (CGR) through the use of ICT 480,000.00 Preparation
PN-U0001 WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY URBAN First Investment Guarantee Program for Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects in Panama. 300,000,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1297 HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES Support for the introduction of innovations in the provision of health services 500,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1370 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Support for the Modernization of the Police 260,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1382 FINANCIAL MARKETS CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT Support for financial structuring to increase access to potable water 300,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1346 TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT (BUS / TRAIN / CABLE). INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT Support to the comprehensive project for electromobility and increasing the resilience of the public transport infrastructure of Panama City 500,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1376 ENERGY ENERGY INTEGRATION Support for the National Energy Transition Plan 500,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1383 OTHER OTHER Strengthening the Panama's institutional capacity in preparing PPP contracts 30,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1349 Support for the modernization of the management of the Comptroller General (CGR) through the use of ICT
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 480,000.00
PN-U0001 First Investment Guarantee Program for Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects in Panama.
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000,000.00
PN-T1297 Support for the introduction of innovations in the provision of health services
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
PN-T1370 Support for the Modernization of the Police
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 260,000.00
PN-T1382 Support for financial structuring to increase access to potable water
  • Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
PN-T1346 Support to the comprehensive project for electromobility and increasing the resilience of the public transport infrastructure of Panama City
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
PN-T1376 Support for the National Energy Transition Plan
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
PN-T1383 Strengthening the Panama's institutional capacity in preparing PPP contracts
  • Sector: OTHER
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 30,000.00
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Country Office
Gloria Lugo Panama representative portrait - Inter American Development Bank IDB
Gloria Lugo
IDB Country Representative in Panama
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Panama is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with all shareholders, Panama appoints a Governor to represent the country on the IDB Board of Governors.

At the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Panama is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Venezuela and is held by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Panama and Venezuela.

PANAMA'S REPRESENTATIVES AT THE IDB

Executive Director: Gustavo Tarre Briceno

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Juan Francisco Aleman

ELECTED BY: Panama and Venezuela

Total Contribution: 17,017,200

Number of votes: 64,649

of the institution's ownership

Address: Calle 50 con calle Elvira Méndez

Edificio Tower Financial Center (Towerbank), piso 23

Panama City, Panama

Apartado postal: 0816-02900 zona 5

Panama City, Panama
 

Phone number: (T) (507) 206-0900

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Launches Disaster-Risk Instruments and Expands Coverage by $2 Billion
SEVILLE — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest are scaling up financial solutions to help countries and companies manage disaster-related risks and strengthen long-term resilience. This expansion includes an increase in disaster-risk coverage and new instruments for both...
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 Backs Electric Mobility and Resilient Public Transportation in Panama City
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $38 million loan and a $9 million grant to boost electric and inclusive mobility and resilience in Panama City’s public transportation. The operation approved by the IDB Board of Executive Directors will support the electrification of the bus...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Panama!
Subscribe
Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro
Jul 22, 2025
Between Worlds l Elizabeth Casqueiro, Portugal
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Jul 28 - 29, 2025
IDB- ECLAC International Seminar Keys to Overcoming Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
05:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Guatemala - Cidade da Guatemala

Videos available in Spanish

Panamá Camina: experimentación urbana para el encuentro ciudadano y movilidad segura
Learn More
Ampliación del Canal de Panamá: mas logística, más conectividad con orgullo latinoamericano
Learn More
¿Cuáles son los ejes para una integración regional inteligente, sostenible e inclusiva?
Learn More
El Grupo BID y Panamá
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The IDB Group's Country Strategy with Panama for the 2025-2029 period seeks to maximize its impact on the country's development through greater selectivity and a long-term integrated approach. Its purpose is to contribute to consolidating Panama as an inclusive, diversified and resilient economy, leveraging its comparative advantages to sustain balanced and sustainable growth.

The strategy focuses on three key areas:

  • Basic services for vulnerable populations: Improve the provision and equitable access to quality basic services, with emphasis on health, drinking water and sanitation.
  • Strengthening public management and fiscal sustainability: Modernize the public sector and consolidate macroeconomic stability.
  • Sustainable growth led by the private sector and leveraging strategic assets: Promote a diversified, competitive and environmentally sustainable economic growth model, with the private sector as the main driver of development.

Cross-cutting pillars such as institutional strengthening, sustainability and resilience, and inclusion and equal opportunities will enhance the overall impact of the strategy.

The IDB Group stands ready to continue being a key strategic partner for the country by increasing support in key sectors, empowering the private sector, and leveraging its technical expertise and capabilities.

IDB Group Country Strategy with Panama
Download
Acceptance of Partial Use of Country Procurement Systems
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
PN-T1349 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE E-GOVERNMENT Support for the modernization of the management of the Comptroller General (CGR) through the use of ICT 480,000.00 Preparation
PN-U0001 WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY URBAN First Investment Guarantee Program for Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects in Panama. 300,000,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1297 HEALTH HEALTH SERVICES Support for the introduction of innovations in the provision of health services 500,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1370 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Support for the Modernization of the Police 260,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1382 FINANCIAL MARKETS CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT Support for financial structuring to increase access to potable water 300,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1346 TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT (BUS / TRAIN / CABLE). INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT Support to the comprehensive project for electromobility and increasing the resilience of the public transport infrastructure of Panama City 500,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1376 ENERGY ENERGY INTEGRATION Support for the National Energy Transition Plan 500,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1383 OTHER OTHER Strengthening the Panama's institutional capacity in preparing PPP contracts 30,000.00 Preparation
PN-T1349 Support for the modernization of the management of the Comptroller General (CGR) through the use of ICT
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 480,000.00
PN-U0001 First Investment Guarantee Program for Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects in Panama.
  • Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000,000.00
PN-T1297 Support for the introduction of innovations in the provision of health services
  • Sector: HEALTH
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
PN-T1370 Support for the Modernization of the Police
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 260,000.00
PN-T1382 Support for financial structuring to increase access to potable water
  • Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
PN-T1346 Support to the comprehensive project for electromobility and increasing the resilience of the public transport infrastructure of Panama City
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
PN-T1376 Support for the National Energy Transition Plan
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 500,000.00
PN-T1383 Strengthening the Panama's institutional capacity in preparing PPP contracts
  • Sector: OTHER
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 30,000.00
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