For daily operations at the IDB’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Venezuela is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Panama and is led by an Executive Director. The Executive Director is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of both Venezuela and Panama.
Executive Director: Jose Manuel Soto Suarez
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Juan Francisco Aleman
ELECTED BY: Panama and Venezuela
Total Contribution: 67,782,365
Number of votes: 482,402
of the institution's ownership
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VE-T1117 | ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS | IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY | Humanitarian Assistance for Populations Affected by the impacts of the Earthquakes that hit the Central Coast of Venezuela | 500,000.00 | Implementation | Jul. 1, 2026 |
| VE-T1116 | OTHER | OTHER | Venezuelan Technical Assistance Program | 5,960,000.00 | Preparation | |
| VE-T1050 | ENERGY | ENERGY SECTOR REHABILITATION AND EFFICIENCY | A Powerhouse 1 Central Simon Bolivar" Project | 340,000.00 | Closed | Sep. 28, 2015 |
| VE-T1099 | PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT | ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION | EmprendeTech: Building the technology-based social impact entrepreneurship ecosystem in Venezuela. | 750,000.00 | Closed | Sep. 30, 2022 |
| VE0023 | FINANCIAL MARKETS | BANKING MARKET DEVELOPMENT | Pre-Investment Global Program | 4,000,000.00 | Closed | Dec. 21, 1967 |
| VE0058 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT | Public Administration Modernization & Descentralization | 27,000,000.00 | Cancelled | May. 20, 1998 |
| VE0140 | WATER AND SANITATION | WATER AND SANITATION | Minor Rural Population Aqueduct Attention | 40,000,000.00 | Closed | Dec. 18, 2002 |
| TC8308133 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | R&D AND INNOVATION FUNDING | Advising to Conicit, Electronics | 13,000.00 | Closed | Jul. 12, 1983 |
- Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Jul. 1, 2026
- Financing: 500,000.00
- Sector: OTHER
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 5,960,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Sep. 28, 2015
- Financing: 340,000.00
- Sector: PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Sep. 30, 2022
- Financing: 750,000.00
- Sector: FINANCIAL MARKETS
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Dec. 21, 1967
- Financing: 4,000,000.00
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Cancelled
- Approval Date: May. 20, 1998
- Financing: 27,000,000.00
- Sector: WATER AND SANITATION
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Dec. 18, 2002
- Financing: 40,000,000.00
- Sector: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Project Status: Closed
- Approval Date: Jul. 12, 1983
- Financing: 13,000.00
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