Under our América en el Centro program, new initiatives will modernize logistics where 90% of the region’s cargo moves and help bridge the skills gap in technology.
The IDB’s Governors from Central America are meeting in Panama this week. Learn how our regional program is driving progress on common and cross-border challenges.
No longer will communities along the Chixoy River need to rely on canoes to access healthcare, education, markets, and basic services.
IDB Invest financing for a new section of the subway will bring new, faster public transportation to more than 500,000 people.
It was a banner year for the IDB Group in 2025 – for the scale of our work and its impact on the economies, societies, and institutions of Latin America and the Caribbean.
We are the IDB Group
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is the leading source of financing and knowledge for improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. It comprises the IDB, which works with the region’s public sector and enables the private sector; IDB Invest, which directly supports private companies and projects; and IDB Lab, which spurs entrepreneurial innovation.
A roadmap for comprehensive reforms and measurable objectives, designed to achieve a new level of development results and reach
A new, industry-leading business model and a fresh injection of capital to enable greater development gains through the private sector
A more scalable and catalytic business model and new funds to amplify development impact through entrepreneurial innovation and technology
Boosting global business participation via procurement, trade, investment, and financing
Preventing and responding to organized crime with financial and knowledge resources and institutional strengthening
Enabling better care services and infrastructure to benefit the most vulnerable, while supporting jobs and growth
Supporting improved disaster resilience through better preparedness, response, and recovery
Our holistic umbrella program for the sustainable development of the Amazon region
Our program to enhance climate adaptation, private-sector development and food and citizens security in the Caribbean
Our program to tackle key development challenges in Central America and the Dominican Republic
Our program to strengthen South America’s integration and growth
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