Tag: Inter American Development bank (IDB)

• Thursday, January 19th 2023 - 09:59 UTC

  IMF and IDB willing to help Brazil manage spending cap

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Fernando Haddad said Tuesday after a meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva that the agency was willing to help South America's largest country handle its fiscal situation, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Loan to Argentina to strengthen marine resources sustainability and agricultural health

  

  Argentina is receiving a US$ 125 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to help Argentina strengthen its agricultural health services and enhance the sustainability of its marine resources.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  Goldfajn chosen new IDB boss

  

  Brazil's Ilan Goldfajn was elected Sunday as the new head of the Interamerican Development Bank (BID), it was reported in Washington DC.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad Tobago, Uruguay teams, winners of IDB Development Initiative

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the four winners of the fifth Superheroes of Development contest, which rewards creative and innovative solutions used in development projects financed by the IDB, IDB Invest and IDB Lab (IDB Group) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  IDB grants Argentine US$ 700 mn loan

  

  Argentina is to receive US$ 700 million to increase the Central Bank's reserves after the IDB Board of Directors agreed Wednesday to a Special Development Financing (SDL) package in light of Superminister Sergio Massa's presence in Washington DC for the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

• Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Latin America and US agree to sack IDB president, a Trump appointment

  

  The fourteen governors on the board of the multilateral Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have voted unanimously to recommend firing President Mauricio Claver-Carone, Latin American sources revealed on Thursday.

• Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 08:57 UTC

  IDB keeps approving loans for Argentina amid frozen disbursements

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a credit line worth US$ 1140 million for energy investments and vowed to keep reviewing CEO Mauricio Claver-Carone's decision to halt a separate disbursement of over US$ 800 million to a country with such a credit record.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 23:22 UTC

  IDB: Ukraine war should open windows for Brazil, Argentine and LatAm

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said Monday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the threat it poses to food security may be an opportunity for large Latin American exporters, such as Argentina and Brazil due to the disruption in the global supply chains.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Ecuador and IMF reach agreement for disbursement of frozen US$ 6bn funds

  

  Ecuador and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, finally reached a technical agreement involving 6 billion US dollars, according to the country's economy minister Simon Cueva. The accord must still be approved by the IMF governing board but will unblock “international funds”, which have been frozen for months.

• Friday, August 13th 2021 - 13:03 UTC

  Ex Venezuelan congress members, US representative at the IDB

  

  United States president Joe Biden appointed former Venezuelan congress member Leopoldo Martinez Nucete as US permanent representative in the Inter American Development bank, IDB.