Tag: Mauricio Claver-Carone

• Saturday, July 30th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  IDB changes mind, and is again prepared to extend development loans to Argentina

  

  Only last Monday Mauricio Claver-Carone, president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, published a letter in the Wall Street Journal blasting “Argentina's tumultuous financial record”, adding that IDB ”cannot rubber-stamp loan requests, without prudently ensuring it has a development impact.”

• 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.

• Friday, October 15th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  IDB 2022 Annual Assembly to be held in Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold its 2022 annual meeting of governors between March 17 and 20, 2022 at the most exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este, it was announced this week in Washington DC.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  IDB President sees a plethora of opportunities ahead in Uruguay

  

  “Uruguay could be a Silicon Valley of the south”, said Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone Wednesday after meeting in Montevideo with President Luis Lacalle Pou.

• Friday, October 30th 2020 - 13:00 UTC

  Argentina and Mexico “vote” for Biden and delay nominations at IDB until after the US election

  

  Mexico and Argentina have delayed a key meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank until after the Nov. 3 U.S. election, delivering an early setback to plans by the bank’s new U.S. chief to install vice presidents from smaller countries.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  New IDB president pledges to help Argentina with the “long arduous” IMF negotiations

  

  Mauricio Claver-Carone, the White House official elected to lead Latin America’s regional development bank, said he aims to play a constructive role in Argentina’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

• Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  Trump's candidate will be the next president of the Inter-American Development bank

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to run Latin America’s main financing institution appears poised to win the top job in this weekend’s election amid faltering regional opposition to having a U.S. citizen run the bank for the first time in 61 years.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2020 - 09:09 UTC

  The US pledges US$ 5bn to Colombia for rural development; Duque supports US candidate for IDB

  

  The United States and Colombia will work together to bring new investment to rural areas of the country, officials said on Monday, as Colombia's president reiterated support for the U.S. candidate to lead the Inter-American Development Bank.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Latin America must reject Trump’s attempt to leave his mark on the IDB

  

  By Christopher Sabatini (*) The Trump administration’s intemperate, partisan crusade against international institutions has extended to the Western Hemisphere’s most important multilateral bank.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 17:51 UTC

  Trump administration nominates White House official to lead the Inter American Development Bank

  

  The Trump administration announced it plans to nominate the top White House official for Latin America to lead the Inter-American Development Bank, aiming to break a six-decade tradition of choosing the bank's leadership from candidates in that region.