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Colombia

Colombia

The Country Office of Colombia supports the policy areas that contribute to achieving the long-term vision of transforming Colombia into a high-income country with social mobility, aligned with the current National Development Plan (PND), which prioritizes institution-strengthening, inclusive economic growth based on higher productivity, and poverty reduction and social development.

Vista panorámica del norte de Bogotá. Colombia - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo - BID
Country Office

The IDB Group's Strategy with Colombia 2019-2022 is structured in three strategic pillars:

(i) increase the productivity of the economy;

(ii) improve the effectiveness of public management; 

(iii) promote social mobility and consolidate the middle class.

The strategy will support cross-cutting challenges related to immigration; gender, diversity and disability; climate change; digital economy; and economic integration. 

Representante de Colombia
Ramiro López-Ghio
IDB Country Representative in Colombia
BIDColombia@iadb.org

 

Our team on the Ground

Address of the IDB representation in Colombia: Carrera 7 N 71-21, Torre B Piso 19. Edificio Avenida Chile, Bogotá, Colombia

Mailing Address: Carrera 7 N 71-21, Torre B Piso 19. Edificio Avenida Chile, Bogotá, Colombia

(T) (57) 601-325-7000

Country representation

Executive Director: Roy Alejandro Barreras Cortes

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Alex Alonso Contreras Miranda

ELECTED BY: Colombia and Peru

Total Contribution: 94,204,800

Number of votes: 442,130

of the institution's ownership

Study: Fintech Ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean Exceeds 3,000 Startups
- Between 2017 and 2023, LAC’s fintech ecosystem recorded 340% growth.- Brazil, Mexico and Colombia account for 57% of total companies.- Fintechs strengthen their position in the payments segment.BOGOTA – The fintech ecosystem registered growth of more than 340% in the number of technological...
June 20, 2024
IDB Group Launches Action Plan to Accelerate Natural Capital and Biodiversity Inclusion in Development Projects
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and IDB Lab launched today the 2024-2025 Natural Capital and Biodiversity Mainstreaming Action Plan, which aims to put biodiversity and natural capital more embedded within the Bank’s operations in areas where nature can support economic, social...
June 12, 2024
IDB Lab to Foster Bioeconomy in the Amazon Region with Two New Initiatives
The Inter-American Development Bank's innovation laboratory, IDB Lab, has launched two innovative initiatives to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development in the Amazon basin. The move was announced in Manaus, Brazil, during the Sustainability Week of IDB Invest, the private sector...
June 12, 2024
Apr 10, 2023
EconNet: Political Connections, Allocation of Stimulus Spending, and the Jobs Multiplier | Veronika Penciakova (Atlanta FED)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
United States - Washington, DC
Apr 11, 2023
Presentation of the Government Digital Transformation Guide
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Apr 12, 2023
Research and Policy Seminar: The Global Economy at a Turning Point | Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

Videos available in Spanish

Colombia: Conoce una de las historias de desarrollo y crecimiento en la región Andina
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Presentación de la publicación “Nuevos horizontes de transformación productiva en la Región Andina"
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Strategy and Projects

Colombia is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Colombia appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Colombia is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Peru, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Colombia and Peru.

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IDB Group Country Strategy with Colombia 2019 – 2022
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Extension of the Transition Period of the Country Strategy with Colombia
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Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
CO-G1056 ENERGY Support to the implementation of the program to support the energy transition 1,500,000 Preparation
CO-T1760 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT THE WAY OF THE PANTHER 1,000,000 Preparation
CO-T1763 ENERGY Geological Knowledge for Development and Just Transition 740,000 Preparation
CO-T1770 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Support the process of integration of early childhood and youth care services in Bogotá D.C. 500,000 Preparation
CO-T1767 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Knowledge exchange on new instruments to promote and finance innovation and S&T-based entrepreneurship 15,000 Preparation
CO-T1749 TRANSPORT Support to the execution of projects Line 1 and Line 2 of the Bogota subway 400,000 Preparation
CO-T1765 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Science, Technology, and Innovation Districts as drivers of productivity and growth of Colombian cities 400,000 Preparation
CO-O0018 FINANCIAL MARKETS Contingent Loan for Natural Disaster and Public Health Emergencies Preparation
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Country Office

The IDB Group's Strategy with Colombia 2019-2022 is structured in three strategic pillars:

(i) increase the productivity of the economy;

(ii) improve the effectiveness of public management; 

(iii) promote social mobility and consolidate the middle class.

The strategy will support cross-cutting challenges related to immigration; gender, diversity and disability; climate change; digital economy; and economic integration. 

Representante de Colombia
Ramiro López-Ghio
IDB Country Representative in Colombia
BIDColombia@iadb.org

 

Our team on the Ground

Address of the IDB representation in Colombia: Carrera 7 N 71-21, Torre B Piso 19. Edificio Avenida Chile, Bogotá, Colombia

Mailing Address: Carrera 7 N 71-21, Torre B Piso 19. Edificio Avenida Chile, Bogotá, Colombia

(T) (57) 601-325-7000

Country representation

Executive Director: Roy Alejandro Barreras Cortes

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Alex Alonso Contreras Miranda

ELECTED BY: Colombia and Peru

Total Contribution: 94,204,800

Number of votes: 442,130

of the institution's ownership

Study: Fintech Ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean Exceeds 3,000 Startups
- Between 2017 and 2023, LAC’s fintech ecosystem recorded 340% growth.- Brazil, Mexico and Colombia account for 57% of total companies.- Fintechs strengthen their position in the payments segment.BOGOTA – The fintech ecosystem registered growth of more than 340% in the number of technological...
June 20, 2024
IDB Group Launches Action Plan to Accelerate Natural Capital and Biodiversity Inclusion in Development Projects
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and IDB Lab launched today the 2024-2025 Natural Capital and Biodiversity Mainstreaming Action Plan, which aims to put biodiversity and natural capital more embedded within the Bank’s operations in areas where nature can support economic, social...
June 12, 2024
IDB Lab to Foster Bioeconomy in the Amazon Region with Two New Initiatives
The Inter-American Development Bank's innovation laboratory, IDB Lab, has launched two innovative initiatives to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable development in the Amazon basin. The move was announced in Manaus, Brazil, during the Sustainability Week of IDB Invest, the private sector...
June 12, 2024
Apr 10, 2023
EconNet: Political Connections, Allocation of Stimulus Spending, and the Jobs Multiplier | Veronika Penciakova (Atlanta FED)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
United States - Washington, DC
Apr 11, 2023
Presentation of the Government Digital Transformation Guide
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Apr 12, 2023
Research and Policy Seminar: The Global Economy at a Turning Point | Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

Videos available in Spanish

Colombia: Conoce una de las historias de desarrollo y crecimiento en la región Andina
Learn More
Presentación de la publicación “Nuevos horizontes de transformación productiva en la Región Andina"
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

Colombia is one of the founding member countries of the IDB. Like all the shareholders, Colombia appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Colombia is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Peru, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Colombia and Peru.

hands
IDB Group Country Strategy with Colombia 2019 – 2022
Download
hands
Extension of the Transition Period of the Country Strategy with Colombia
Download
Project Number Sector Projects Financing Project Status Approval Date
CO-G1056 ENERGY Support to the implementation of the program to support the energy transition 1,500,000 Preparation
CO-T1760 PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT THE WAY OF THE PANTHER 1,000,000 Preparation
CO-T1763 ENERGY Geological Knowledge for Development and Just Transition 740,000 Preparation
CO-T1770 SOCIAL INVESTMENT Support the process of integration of early childhood and youth care services in Bogotá D.C. 500,000 Preparation
CO-T1767 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Knowledge exchange on new instruments to promote and finance innovation and S&T-based entrepreneurship 15,000 Preparation
CO-T1749 TRANSPORT Support to the execution of projects Line 1 and Line 2 of the Bogota subway 400,000 Preparation
CO-T1765 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Science, Technology, and Innovation Districts as drivers of productivity and growth of Colombian cities 400,000 Preparation
CO-O0018 FINANCIAL MARKETS Contingent Loan for Natural Disaster and Public Health Emergencies Preparation
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