The Country Office of Paraguay seeks to support the country's institutional and productive transformation, under criteria of sustainability, equity, and economic and social inclusion.
Overview
Paraguay is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with all shareholders, Paraguay appoints a Governor to represent the country on the IDB Board of Governors.
At the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Paraguay is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Bolivia and Uruguay, and is held by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay.
Executive Director: Mario Alberto Guillen Suarez
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Santiago Cat Ruprecht
ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Total Contribution: 14,325,900
Number of votes: 64,649
of the institution's ownership
Address: Calle Quesada 4616 esquina Legión Civil Extranjera.
Barrio Recoleta, Asunción, Paraguay
Casilla No. 1209
Asunción, Paraguay
Phone number: (595-21) 616-2000
E-mail: BIDParaguay@iadb.org
Videos available in Spanish
The new 2025-2029 Country Strategy, designed in collaboration with the Government, will support Paraguay in becoming a model of sustainable, private sector-driven economic growth that benefits the entire population and helps address global challenges. The new country strategy rests on three pillars:
- Green Paraguay: Expanding sanitation service coverage and strengthening water resource management, as well as promoting energy efficiency and diversifying the energy matrix toward cleaner and more sustainable sources.
- Productive Paraguay: Improve the business environment and promote private investment while strengthening transport and trade infrastructure to boost regional integration.
- Human Paraguay: Expanding access to the healthcare system and reducing the deficit of sustainable housing, as well as fostering the financial sustainability of the pension system.
Additionally, the strategy includes two cross-cutting areas: institutional strengthening, aimed at improving efficiency and transparency in the public sector through technological tools and enhanced fiscal convergence; and the promotion of inclusion and equal opportunities for vulnerable populations, ensuring access to basic services and labor market participation for women, persons with disabilities, and indigenous communities.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the indicated period, as they continue to be active during the preparation of the next strategy
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR-T1382 | ENERGY | NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS | Support ANDE in the Preparation and Execution of Operations of Clean Energy II | 500,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1393 | TRADE | TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS | Trade and Investment Facilitation in Paraguay: Implementation of a coordinated border management model and new investment facilitation instruments | 250,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1396 | TRANSPORT | TRANSPORT NETWORKS CONNECTIVITY | Support for Paraguay's Country Program with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | 600,000.00 | Implementation | Apr. 11, 2025 |
| PR-T1383 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH | Support for the Strengthening of the National Public Investment System (SNIP) | 400,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1395 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION | Support to Paraguay Country Program with the OECD | 1,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1375 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCING | LAN ACCELERATOR: Accelerating Paraguay's Startup Ecosystem | 1,293,300.00 | Implementation | Feb. 28, 2025 |
| PR-T1378 | TRANSPORT | TRANSPORT NETWORKS CONNECTIVITY | Technical Support for the Program for the territorial connectivity and integration of the western region of Paraguay: Bioceanic Route | 400,000.00 | Implementation | Mar. 24, 2025 |
| PR-L1204 | ENERGY | NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS | Expansion of the High Voltage Transmission System and Institutional Strengthening (Phase III) | - | Preparation |
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 500,000.00
- Sector: TRADE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 250,000.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Apr. 11, 2025
- Financing: 600,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,000,000.00
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Feb. 28, 2025
- Financing: 1,293,300.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Mar. 24, 2025
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
Overview
Paraguay is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with all shareholders, Paraguay appoints a Governor to represent the country on the IDB Board of Governors.
At the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Paraguay is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Bolivia and Uruguay, and is held by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay.
Executive Director: Mario Alberto Guillen Suarez
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Santiago Cat Ruprecht
ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Total Contribution: 14,325,900
Number of votes: 64,649
of the institution's ownership
Address: Calle Quesada 4616 esquina Legión Civil Extranjera.
Barrio Recoleta, Asunción, Paraguay
Casilla No. 1209
Asunción, Paraguay
Phone number: (595-21) 616-2000
E-mail: BIDParaguay@iadb.org
Videos available in Spanish
The new 2025-2029 Country Strategy, designed in collaboration with the Government, will support Paraguay in becoming a model of sustainable, private sector-driven economic growth that benefits the entire population and helps address global challenges. The new country strategy rests on three pillars:
- Green Paraguay: Expanding sanitation service coverage and strengthening water resource management, as well as promoting energy efficiency and diversifying the energy matrix toward cleaner and more sustainable sources.
- Productive Paraguay: Improve the business environment and promote private investment while strengthening transport and trade infrastructure to boost regional integration.
- Human Paraguay: Expanding access to the healthcare system and reducing the deficit of sustainable housing, as well as fostering the financial sustainability of the pension system.
Additionally, the strategy includes two cross-cutting areas: institutional strengthening, aimed at improving efficiency and transparency in the public sector through technological tools and enhanced fiscal convergence; and the promotion of inclusion and equal opportunities for vulnerable populations, ensuring access to basic services and labor market participation for women, persons with disabilities, and indigenous communities.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the indicated period, as they continue to be active during the preparation of the next strategy
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR-T1382 | ENERGY | NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS | Support ANDE in the Preparation and Execution of Operations of Clean Energy II | 500,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1393 | TRADE | TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS AND CUSTOMS | Trade and Investment Facilitation in Paraguay: Implementation of a coordinated border management model and new investment facilitation instruments | 250,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1383 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH | Support for the Strengthening of the National Public Investment System (SNIP) | 400,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1396 | TRANSPORT | TRANSPORT NETWORKS CONNECTIVITY | Support for Paraguay's Country Program with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | 600,000.00 | Implementation | Apr. 11, 2025 |
| PR-T1395 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION | Support to Paraguay Country Program with the OECD | 1,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| PR-T1375 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCING | LAN ACCELERATOR: Accelerating Paraguay's Startup Ecosystem | 1,293,300.00 | Implementation | Feb. 28, 2025 |
| PR-T1378 | TRANSPORT | TRANSPORT NETWORKS CONNECTIVITY | Technical Support for the Program for the territorial connectivity and integration of the western region of Paraguay: Bioceanic Route | 400,000.00 | Implementation | Mar. 24, 2025 |
| PR-L1204 | ENERGY | NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS | Expansion of the High Voltage Transmission System and Institutional Strengthening (Phase III) | - | Preparation |
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 500,000.00
- Sector: TRADE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 250,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Apr. 11, 2025
- Financing: 600,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,000,000.00
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Feb. 28, 2025
- Financing: 1,293,300.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Mar. 24, 2025
- Financing: 400,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
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