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Uruguay

The Country Office of Uruguay supports the government's plan to achieve inclusive, sustainable growth, with an emphasis on creating quality jobs, incorporating a gender and social inclusion perspective, and considering the use of digital technologies.

Vista panorámica del Monumento a Artigas en Montevideo Uruguay. Desarrollo Social - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID 
Country Office
Luiz Ros Representante país Uruguay. Desarrollo Sostenible - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Luiz Ros
IDB Country Representative in Uruguay
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Uruguay is one of the founding member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with all IDB shareholders, Uruguay appoints a Governor who represents the country on the IDB Board of Governors.

At the Bank’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Uruguay is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Bolivia and Paraguay, and is held by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Uruguay, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
 

Uruguay's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Carlos Javier Charotti Ramirez

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Luis Alberto Porto Rizzo

ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Total Contribution: 33,405,600

Number of votes: 172,781

of the institution's ownership

Address: Rincón 640 esq. Bartolomé Mitre

Montevideo, Uruguay
 

Casilla de correo 5029

Montevideo, Uruguay
 

Phone number: (598-2) 915-4330

E-mail:  [email protected]

Mercosur Digital Citizen Initiative to Enhance Service Delivery and Simplify Procedures
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Network on Digital Government (GEALC Network) today unveiled Mercosur Digital Citizen, an initiative that will allow citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to use their national digital ID to carry out government...
IDB and C40 to Strengthen Partnership for Climate Action
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) signed an agreement today to work together on joint climate action and increased access to credit for cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). IDB President Ilan Goldfajn and C40 Executive Director...
Mayors from Latin America and the Caribbean Launch Network to Help Cities in the Region Access Financing
The initiative, backed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and C40, was announced during the Mayors and Secretaries of Finance Forum to Promote Access to Finance in Cities of Latin America and the Caribbean Mayors and finance secretaries from Latin America and the Caribbean announced today...
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Jul 07 - 08, 2025
Bretton Woods 16th Annual Conference: Reordering Global Trade and Finance in a Shock-Prone World
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Peru - Cusco
Jul 08, 2025
Local Economic Development Agencies: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America and Beyond
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Colombia - Bogotá
Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro

Videos available in Spanish

Frigorífico Anglo del Uruguay, Fray Bentos: gestión patrimonial con investigación y desarrollo
Learn More
Revitalización de barrios con eje inclusivo y patrimonial: Goes y el Mercado Agrícola, Montevideo
Learn More
Desarrollo con impacto: mejorando vidas en Uruguay
Learn More
Resumen Día 1: Test & Invest - Uruguay Business Summit
Learn More
Resumen Día 2: Test & Invest - Uruguay Business Summit
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) serves as the primary source of international financing for Uruguay. In collaboration with national authorities, the IDB has pinpointed the following strategic areas for cooperation:

  1. Public Resource Management: Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public resource allocation and management.
  2. Sustainable Productive Development: Promoting economic activities that contribute to sustainable growth and development.
  3. Equity and Social Inclusion: Ensuring that development benefits are shared equitably across all segments of society.

These focus areas will incorporate considerations for gender equality, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and the application of digital technologies. Additionally, the IDB has identified opportunities for private sector engagement in key sectors such as energy and climate change, infrastructure, and financing for the export sector and SMEs, particularly in agribusiness.

Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy

IDB Country Strategy with Uruguay 2021-2025
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Hidrógeno verde y potencial para Uruguay - Available only in Spanish
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
UR-L1204 TRADE EXPORT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION Promotion Program for the Internationalization of Uruguay 25,000,000.00 Preparation
UR-T1348 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Support for the consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Citizen Security Policy 260,000.00 Preparation
UR-T1353 ENERGY ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN END USE Energy in Motion: From Clean Transportation to Recycled Batteries 300,000.00 Preparation
UR-T1345 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Tools to foster MSME competitiveness and economic growth 360,000.00 Preparation
UR-O1168 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Security Policy 200,000,000.00 Preparation
UR-L1208 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION Innovation Promotion Program in Uruguay - Preparation
UR-O1170 - - Uruguay's Productive Development Program through Internationalization, Innovation, and Talent - Preparation
UR-L1201 TRANSPORT TRANSPORT NETWORKS CONNECTIVITY Support for improving the quality of spending on transportation infrastructure in Uruguay - Preparation
UR-L1204 Promotion Program for the Internationalization of Uruguay
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 25,000,000.00
UR-T1348 Support for the consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Citizen Security Policy
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 260,000.00
UR-T1353 Energy in Motion: From Clean Transportation to Recycled Batteries
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
UR-T1345 Tools to foster MSME competitiveness and economic growth
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 360,000.00
UR-O1168 Consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Security Policy
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 200,000,000.00
UR-L1208 Innovation Promotion Program in Uruguay
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
UR-O1170 Uruguay's Productive Development Program through Internationalization, Innovation, and Talent
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
UR-L1201 Support for improving the quality of spending on transportation infrastructure in Uruguay
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
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Country Office
Luiz Ros Representante país Uruguay. Desarrollo Sostenible - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Luiz Ros
IDB Country Representative in Uruguay
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Uruguay is one of the founding member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with all IDB shareholders, Uruguay appoints a Governor who represents the country on the IDB Board of Governors.

At the Bank’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Uruguay is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Bolivia and Paraguay, and is held by an Executive Director elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Uruguay, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
 

Uruguay's representatives at the IDB

Executive Director: Carlos Javier Charotti Ramirez

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Luis Alberto Porto Rizzo

ELECTED BY: Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Total Contribution: 33,405,600

Number of votes: 172,781

of the institution's ownership

Address: Rincón 640 esq. Bartolomé Mitre

Montevideo, Uruguay
 

Casilla de correo 5029

Montevideo, Uruguay
 

Phone number: (598-2) 915-4330

E-mail:  [email protected]

Mercosur Digital Citizen Initiative to Enhance Service Delivery and Simplify Procedures
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Network on Digital Government (GEALC Network) today unveiled Mercosur Digital Citizen, an initiative that will allow citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to use their national digital ID to carry out government...
IDB and C40 to Strengthen Partnership for Climate Action
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) signed an agreement today to work together on joint climate action and increased access to credit for cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). IDB President Ilan Goldfajn and C40 Executive Director...
Mayors from Latin America and the Caribbean Launch Network to Help Cities in the Region Access Financing
The initiative, backed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and C40, was announced during the Mayors and Secretaries of Finance Forum to Promote Access to Finance in Cities of Latin America and the Caribbean Mayors and finance secretaries from Latin America and the Caribbean announced today...
Be the first to find out about the IDB news in Uruguay!
Subscribe
Jul 07 - 08, 2025
Bretton Woods 16th Annual Conference: Reordering Global Trade and Finance in a Shock-Prone World
05:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Peru - Cusco
Jul 08, 2025
Local Economic Development Agencies: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America and Beyond
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Colombia - Bogotá
Jul 17, 2025
Code4Dev | Learn to Optimize Your Open-Source Repositories with GitHub
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
United States of America - Outro

Videos available in Spanish

Frigorífico Anglo del Uruguay, Fray Bentos: gestión patrimonial con investigación y desarrollo
Learn More
Revitalización de barrios con eje inclusivo y patrimonial: Goes y el Mercado Agrícola, Montevideo
Learn More
Desarrollo con impacto: mejorando vidas en Uruguay
Learn More
Resumen Día 1: Test & Invest - Uruguay Business Summit
Learn More
Resumen Día 2: Test & Invest - Uruguay Business Summit
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) serves as the primary source of international financing for Uruguay. In collaboration with national authorities, the IDB has pinpointed the following strategic areas for cooperation:

  1. Public Resource Management: Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of public resource allocation and management.
  2. Sustainable Productive Development: Promoting economic activities that contribute to sustainable growth and development.
  3. Equity and Social Inclusion: Ensuring that development benefits are shared equitably across all segments of society.

These focus areas will incorporate considerations for gender equality, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and the application of digital technologies. Additionally, the IDB has identified opportunities for private sector engagement in key sectors such as energy and climate change, infrastructure, and financing for the export sector and SMEs, particularly in agribusiness.

Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy

IDB Country Strategy with Uruguay 2021-2025
Download
Hidrógeno verde y potencial para Uruguay - Available only in Spanish
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
UR-L1204 TRADE EXPORT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION Promotion Program for the Internationalization of Uruguay 25,000,000.00 Preparation
UR-T1348 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Support for the consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Citizen Security Policy 260,000.00 Preparation
UR-T1353 ENERGY ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN END USE Energy in Motion: From Clean Transportation to Recycled Batteries 300,000.00 Preparation
UR-T1345 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Tools to foster MSME competitiveness and economic growth 360,000.00 Preparation
UR-O1168 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE MODERNIZATION & ADMINIST OFJUSTICE Consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Security Policy 200,000,000.00 Preparation
UR-L1208 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION Innovation Promotion Program in Uruguay - Preparation
UR-O1170 - - Uruguay's Productive Development Program through Internationalization, Innovation, and Talent - Preparation
UR-L1201 TRANSPORT TRANSPORT NETWORKS CONNECTIVITY Support for improving the quality of spending on transportation infrastructure in Uruguay - Preparation
UR-L1204 Promotion Program for the Internationalization of Uruguay
  • Sector: TRADE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 25,000,000.00
UR-T1348 Support for the consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Citizen Security Policy
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 260,000.00
UR-T1353 Energy in Motion: From Clean Transportation to Recycled Batteries
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 300,000.00
UR-T1345 Tools to foster MSME competitiveness and economic growth
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 360,000.00
UR-O1168 Consolidation of Uruguay's Comprehensive Security Policy
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 200,000,000.00
UR-L1208 Innovation Promotion Program in Uruguay
  • Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
UR-O1170 Uruguay's Productive Development Program through Internationalization, Innovation, and Talent
  • Sector: -
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
UR-L1201 Support for improving the quality of spending on transportation infrastructure in Uruguay
  • Sector: TRANSPORT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: -
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