Tag: Inter American Development bank (IDB)

Monday, March 31st 2014 - 16:13 UTC
Latam forecasted to grow 3% this year, but fiscal deterioration is serious

Latin America and the Caribbean’s economy as a whole will grow by 3% this year and 3.3% in 2015 thanks to “improved economic conditions in the United States and Europe”, the Inter-American Development Bank said in a report released over the weekend.
Thursday, February 27th 2014 - 04:47 UTC
Inter-American Development bank holds its annual meeting in Bahía

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold its 2014 Annual Meeting in Bahía, Brazil, March 27-30, bringing top economic and business leaders to discuss how the private sector can help boost economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Wednesday, January 8th 2014 - 05:39 UTC
IDB loans, guarantees and grants totaled nearly 14bn dollars in 2013

According to preliminary data, in 2013 the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, approved 167 financing packages worth some 14 billion dollars, a figure surpassed only by that of 2009, when the Bank´s financing hit a 15.9bn in response to the global economic crisis.
Friday, December 20th 2013 - 06:48 UTC
Stiglitz says China demand for better diet will keep Mercosur countries busy

The commodities-exporting economies of Latin America will continue expanding in the years ahead, driven by demand from China despite slower growth in its economy, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said during a conference round in Uruguay.
Monday, November 4th 2013 - 00:30 UTC
IDB financing for private sector 90 MW wind farms in Uruguay

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a private sector loan for up to 132.6 million to partially finance the construction of the Carapé I and II wind farms in Uruguay.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 06:35 UTC
IDB approves 300 million dollars loan for north Argentina road network

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a 300 million dollars loan to finance a multiple-work road program aimed at improving the conditions of accessibility, efficiency, and safety of priority roads of Argentina’s Norte Grande Region’s provincial road network and at contributing to the area’s sustainable economic development.
Friday, March 22nd 2013 - 21:16 UTC
World Bank outstands Uruguay as a success story in economic and social recovery

Under the heading of: “From crisis to opportunity: supporting an effective economic and social recovery with innovation and flexibility”, the World Bank outstands Uruguay as a success story, from the downfall of 2001/02, mainly consequence of the Argentine melting to the sustained recovery since 2004/05.
Monday, March 18th 2013 - 21:37 UTC
Rough times ahead for Latam warns IDB; limited margin for fiscal and monetary policies

World growth is likely to be suppressed below potential for several years to come, but Latin America and the Caribbean can escape this global outlook and boost growth significantly by adopting appropriate structural reforms, according to the Inter-American Development Bank’s annual macroeconomic report, released at the IDB annual meeting.
Friday, March 8th 2013 - 07:50 UTC
IDB approves largest financial operation for Uruguay: 550 million dollars

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a 550 million dollars operation for Uruguay to fund the Program for Strategic International Positioning, which aims to substantially increase investment and exports by strengthening the regulatory and institutional framework, promoting and facilitating trade, and boosting entrepreneurial innovation.
Thursday, February 14th 2013 - 20:10 UTC
UK will block IADB and World bank loans to Argentina because of financial ‘misconduct’

UK joined the group of countries that vote against granting multilateral organizations’ loans to Argentina as a form of protesting the mistrust generated by the government of President Cristina Fernandez recurrent international misconduct, reports the Buenos Aires media.