Tag: IDB

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 - 08:09 UTC

  Food prices threaten Latam countries; urban poor need protection, says IDB

  

  Rising international food prices could trigger an acceleration of inflation in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean this year, highlighting the need for policies to protect the urban poor, according to a new study from the Inter American Development Ban (IDB).

• Wednesday, April 27th 2011 - 15:14 UTC

  Mercosur supports tourism industry with improved data and investment promotion

  

  Mercosur country members with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Tourism Organization will cooperate in the promotion of tourism focusing on improved and harmonized statistics, strengthening governance and promoting investment in the industry in the region.

• Friday, April 1st 2011 - 01:31 UTC

  Uruguay’s two main challenges: infrastructure and education

  

  Two are the main challenges faced by Uruguay to ensure sustained economic growth and to improve inequalities: infrastructure and education, and one main danger, self complacency.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 18:12 UTC

  IDB pledges to help Latin American countries ‘de-dollarize’ their economies

  

  The Latin American Development Bank, IDB, plans to help Latin American countries “de-dollarize” their economies by providing more financing in local currencies, said bank President Luis Alberto Moreno.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 18:08 UTC

  World Bank says Latam has capacity and potential to help solve global food crisis

  

  Latin America can help solve the global food crisis by expanding farm production, the World Bank said this weekend, and Colombia said it was on board with plans for an 'agricultural revolution'.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 17:59 UTC

  IDB loans effectively disbursed in 2010 totaled 10.3 billion US dollars

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank approved 12.136 billion US dollars in new operations in 2010 and made 10.341 billion in loan disbursements from its ordinary capital, according to its latest annual report issued over the weekend.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 17:54 UTC

  Brazil calls on IDB to speed the planned 70 billion US dollars capitalization

  

  Brazil's Planning Minister Miriam Belchior pressed the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, to move quickly with its planned 70 billion US dollars capitalization to expand the reach of projects in Latin America.

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:55 UTC

  IDB plans to double financing to private companies to boost job creation

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank Group expects to more than double its annual financing to companies in Latin America and the Caribbean over the next four years, a move that will help the Group fulfill its mission to promote development though the private sector in the region.

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 08:03 UTC

  Canada export development agency helps boost trade with Latin America by 40%

  

  Canada’s Export Development agency, (EDC) announced a 40% increase in its Latin American business volumes in 2010, reaching a record 10 billion Canadian dollars.

• Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:20 UTC

  Argentine Treasury appeals to government banks to pay debts

  

  Argentina's Treasury will borrow 8.40 billion pesos (2.02 billion US dollars) from state-run Banco Nacion this year to refinance some of its debt with the bank, a top official told state news agency Telam on Wednesday.