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IDB America
April 2003 |
IDB supports sustainable growth and fiscal management in Panama The IDB and Panamanian government officials signed two loans totaling $25.2 million to support a program for the sustainable development of the country's Bocas del Toro region and a program to strengthen the fiscal management of the public sector.   |
IDB America
February 2005 |
IDB Supports Community Investments in Panama Canal Watershed The $35 million project will promote gradual development in the 5,528-square-kilometer watershed, based on the sustainable use of its natural resources and with a high degree of participation of the local communities and agencies involved in various sectors. |
IDB America
February 2004 |
IDB supports coastal management in Ecuador The IDB in February approved a $12.4 million loan to Ecuador to improve and expand the management of coastal resources, enhancing conservation and environmental protection. |
IDB America
September 2002
Paul Constance |
IDB funds second phase of Caminos Rurales Program In 2001, the IDB approved a $50 million loan to help finance the second phase of the Caminos Rurales Program. |
IDB America
February 2003 |
IDB supports sustainable development in Ecuadorian Amazon The IDB signed documents for $10.5 million in financing for projects to support sustainable development of Ecuador's Northern Amazon Region and decentralization of environmental management. |
IDB America
June 2003 |
IDB supports housing sector in Peru The IDB announced the approval of a $60 million loan to Peru to support the first phase of a $200 million program to transform the housing sector by mobilizing private investment in order to increase the supply of homes and benefit low-income groups. |
IDB America
March 2003 |
Support in a time of crisis A senior IDB manager calls for greater equity in development |
IDB America
June 2007 |
IDB Supports Social Protection Program in Panama The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $20,170,000 loan for the first phase of a program to strengthen the "Opportunity Network," Panama's poverty alleviation and reduction strategy. |
IDB America
June 2004 |
IDB Supports Creation of Private Infrastructure Fund in Brazil The fund will be a mixed debt-equity fund designed to invest primarily in private sector infrastructure projects and public utility companies in the areas of energy, transportation, telecommunications, water and sanitation, among others. |
IDB America
November 2002 |
IDB supports judicial reform in Honduras The IDB approved a $30 million soft loan that will support the second phase of a program to modernize the administration of justice in Honduras. |
IDB America
January 2004 |
IDB finances road improvements in Nicaragua The IDB has approved a $40 million soft loan to support a roads project in northwestern Nicaragua that includes key corridors for Plan Puebla-Panama. |
IDB America
October 2006 |
Optimism on Energy IDB president envisions a future in which Latin America provides energy security and stability to the Western Hemisphere. |
IDB America
May 2005 |
IDB President Enrique V. Iglesias Announces His Resignation After working at the Bank for more than 17 years, Iglesias said that it was time to pass its leadership to new hands, thus enabling a new generation to continue contributing fresh ideas to the Bank's goals. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000 |
Latest Approvals The following operations were approved in recent weeks by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF)... |
IDB America
September 2004 |
IDB Supports Job Training in Mexico The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a$50.4 mill ion loan to Mexico for a program that will improve job training and technical and vocational education. |
IDB America
June 2005
Shirley Emerick |
New Waves of Tourism Hit the Beach A program in northeastern Brazil stimulates private investment and creates jobs in a region that was once ignored. |
IDB America
August 2003 |
IDB reactivates Haiti program, honors hero The Board of Directors of the IDB in July announced agreements with the Government of Haiti that cleared the way for reactivating four investment loans totaling $145.9 million. |
IDB America
November 2002
Roger Hamilton |
Development by dialogue Panama's Darien Province is showing how people can control and shape development even in the most difficult circumstances. |
IDB America
August 2003
Daniel Drosdoff |
New tools for new challenges IDB expands its services and offers more flexible financial instruments to meet the changing needs of its members |
IDB America
December 2005 |
IDB Makes First Disbursement in Mexican Pesos Under Local Currency Option The disbursement of 202,255,248 Mexican pesos (equivalent to US$19,047,620) was made from a loan to support decentralization by helping subnational governments modernize their administration and improve their financial standing. |
IDB America
February 2004
Peter Bate |
The case for capacity building Why it pays to ensure that local communities have the skills to play an active role in development projects |
IDB America
March 2003 |
Accountability first A senior IDB manager argues that strong institutions and greater transparency in the management of public resources are the best means of combating corruption |
IDB America
January 2006 |
IDB Approves New Environmental Policy This policy brings will steer the Bank's work toward mainstreaming environmental considerations across sectors, safeguarding the environmental quality of all IDB operations and making the Bank socially and environmentally responsible within its own facilities. |
IDB America
February 2004
Peter Bate |
A bigger development bang How a small training and technical assistance fund helps poor communities in Central America to multiply the impact of IDB projects |
IDB America
September 2003
Roger Hamilton |
Is government up to the job? When it comes to environmental management, government is both the problem and the solution. But are governmental institutions in Latin America up to the challenge? |
IDB America
December 2001 |
IDB funds Central American regional electricity system At an estimated total cost of $320.3 million, the SIEPAC project will develop Central America's first regional power grid and establish a regional wholesale electricity market including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
Eugenio Clariond Reyes-Retana |
Can corporations think green? Our history is full of examples of cases where attempts to make short-term profits have caused serious problems for the future. In some cases, the damage to the environment or to our social fabric has been irreparable. We already have made enough mistakes to know that we have to do things differently. |
IDB America
August 2005 |
"A Bigger, More Creative, More Efficient Bank..." After 17 years as IDB president, Enrique V. Iglesias offers an assessment of the Bank's performance and reflects on Latin America's uneven economic progress. |
IDB America
October 2003 |
IDB supports low-income housing in Colombia The IDB has approved a $150 million loan to Colombia to strengthen and expand a government program that assists disadvantaged groups in buying and improving their homes. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
A fresh look at rural development Years after it went out of vogue, the rural economy is again emerging as a priority for boosting national performance and reducing poverty, according to experts at a seminar held in New Orleans in March during the IDB's annual meeting.... |
IDB America
March 2002 |
IDB supports modernization of Chilean Comptroller General The IDB has approved a $15 million loan to Chile to support the modernization of the office of the Comptroller General, a body with critical state auditing and accounting functions... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
More funds pledged for Peru-Ecuador peace Commitments for border development program made in New Orleans |
IDB America
December 2003 |
IDB supports modernization of health service networks in Colombia The IDB has approved a $72 million loan to Colombia to support the reorganization of public hospital networks and improve the quality, equity and efficiency of the country's health system. |
IDB America
May 2003 |
IDB supports judicial oversight in Colombia The IDB approved a $14 million loan to strengthen the judicial office in charge of oversight and discipline of public agencies in Colombia. |
IDB America
September 2005
Bruce Babbit |
Big Dreams, Big Decisions Massive infrastructure projects planned for Latin America demand strong environmental measures. |
IDB America
November 2005
Robert Montgomery |
The IDB and the Camisea Project Favorable economic impact is expected to continue through the 30-year life of the IDB-funded natural gas project, improving Peru's standard of living. |
IDB America
Roger Hamilton |
A new recipe for tourism enterprises Bolivia's private sector will take the lead where the famous Chalalan ecotourism project paved the way. |
IDB America
April 2008
Paul Constance |
Latin America's Choice Brazil proves that voluntary changes in behavior, combined with modest investments in energy-saving equipment, can produce huge savings without compromising human welfare or economic growth. |
IDB America
May 2005
Charo Quesada |
Every Reform Has Winners---and Losers An expert on modernization of the state reflects on the challenge of improving Latin America's political systems. |
IDB America
November 2004 |
IDB Supports Office of the Comptroller General in Peru The IDB approved a $12 million loan to Peru to support the modernization of the Office of the Comptroller General and to strengthen and decentralize the National Control System. |
IDB America
February 2005 |
How Can Latin America Catch up? Science and technology are the key to competitiveness and improving lives in Latin America. |
IDB America
February 2006 |
IDB Expands Support for Private Sector The bank's newly appointed Private Sector Coordinator discusses new challenges and responses to Latin America's and the Caribbean's private sector financial needs. |
IDB America
August 2004 |
MIF Supports Fund for Renewable Energy The Inter-American Investment Bank's (IDB) Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) has approved an investment for small and medium-size companies involved in renewable energy, cleaner production and energy efficiency projects in Central America. |
IDB America
June 2007
Roger Hamilton |
View From a River Bluff A long-awaited network of posts plays a key role in protecting the lower Urubamba River region of the Peruvian Rainforest. The issue of protection is particularly critical in this culturally and biologically sensitive region that is fast becoming the country's new energy frontier. |
IDB America
June 2001
Charo Quesada |
From rhetoric to results A senior IDB official explains how the Bank will help carry out the goals of the Quebec Summit... |
IDB America
July 2005 |
Luis Alberto Moreno elected president of the IDB Colombian diplomat and former minister of economic development Luis Alberto Moreno was elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank on July 27, 2005. |
IDB America
November 2007
Paul Constance |
Quenching a Thirst for Electricity How two of the IDB's priority initiatives joined forces to tackle an energy crisis faced by Nicaragua's water and sanitation provider. |
IDB America
April 2003
Daniel Drosdoff |
A region's rising prospects The Central American Bank for Economic Integration is growing apace with its members' economies |
IDB America
April 2008
Paul Constance |
Private Capital Drives a Green Energy Boom Inter-American Development Bank funds leverage investments in ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
IDB America
February 2006 |
IDB Supports Improvement of Public Financial Management in Argentina The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $500 million loan to Argentina to support a sector program to increase effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of public financial management. |
