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City landscape - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Empowering Local Governments

A new initiative will enable cities, states, and regions to directly tap into a $1 billion financing line for development projects.

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Executives meeting presentation - Inter American Development Bank - Public Sector Advancing Strategic Reforms

The IDB and OECD are deepening their collaboration to support Latin American and Caribbean countries on their path to OECD membership and drive forward essential economic and institutional reforms.

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Woman in a wheelchair and adult women holding hands - Inter American Development Bank - Long-Term Care A Bold Step for Care Systems

More than 300,000 elderly persons, persons with disabilities, and caregivers in Costa Rica will experience improved quality of life.
 

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Panoramic night view of a city - Inter American Development Bank - Citizen Security Ecuador Tackles Organized Crime

New IDB loan will strengthen the country’s institutional capacity to prevent and tackle criminal violence and illicit financial flows.

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Woman reading a QR code with her smartphone from a screen - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Invest Six Technologies for Regional Financial Health

From fast retail payment systems to AI-powered tools, IDB Invest presents innovations for a new generation of finance in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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We Are Transforming for Greater Impact and Scale

7.2 million

people benefited by education projects

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54,000

public officials trained on citizen security and justice

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10.3 million

beneficiaries with new access to at least a 4G mobile network

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7.9 million

micro, small, medium enterprises financed

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Ship in the ocean - BID for the Americas - Inter American Development Bank - IDB BID for the Americas

Boosting global business participation via procurement, trade, investment, and financing

City landscape at night - Alliance for Secutiry - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development

Preventing and responding to organized crime with financial and knowledge resources and institutional strengthening

Mom taking care of her child - IDB Cares - Inter American Development Bank - IDB IDB Cares

Enabling better care services and infrastructure to benefit the most vulnerable, while supporting jobs and growth

Works on a beach - Ready and Resilient Americas - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Ready and Resilient Americas

Supporting improved disaster resilience through better preparedness, response, and recovery

River in the middle of a forest - Aazonia Forever - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Amazonia Forever

Our holistic umbrella program for the sustainable development of the Amazon

City landscape with a bay - One Caribbean - Inter American Development Bank - IDB ONE Caribbean

Our program to enhance climate adaptation, private-sector development and food and citizens security in the Caribbean

Entrance in an avenue - America en el Centro - Inter American Development Bank - IDB América en el Centro

Our program to tackle key development challenges in Central America and the Dominican Republic

Bridge in South American city - South Connection - Inter American Development Bank - IDB South Connection

Our program to strengthen South America’s integration and growth

 

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. Learn more about our strategy under IDBImpact+.

A child writing on a book. IDB IDBStrategy+

A roadmap for comprehensive reforms and measurable objectives, designed to achieve a new level of development results and reach

Aereal view of some windmills in a field. IDB IDB Invest

A new, industry-leading business model and a fresh injection of capital to enable greater development gains through the private sector

A person mixing chocolate in a large container. IDB IDB Lab

A more scalable and catalytic business model and new funds to amplify development impact through entrepreneurial innovation and technology

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Workers looking to water - In Focus - Inter American Development Bank - IDB Projects

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Landscape of Japan - In Focus - Inter American Development Bank - IDB The IDB and Japan

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