Nov. 7, 2014 - Microcredit in Latin America and the Caribbean has continued its expansion of the last decade, with an increase in customers, more kinds of institutions, a wider variety of services offered to clients, and a trend toward lower interest rates, according to new data released here today by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group.

June 2, 2014 - In 2013, remittances to Central America and the Caribbean increased over the previous year while remittance flows to South America and Mexico declined, resulting in flat growth for the region as a whole, according to a new report from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group.

April 28, 2014 - Latin America and the Caribbean region can help feed a global population of nine billion people in 2050 provided the region implements key policy actions to bolster agricultural productivity, according to a new report released April 24 by the Global Harvest Initiative (GHI) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Jan. 3, 2014 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a $40.5 million grant to expand the Caracol Industrial Park, a modern manufacturing facility in northern Haiti.

Nov. 20, 2013 - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB), and the World Bank Group (WBG), continue their explorations of the role of public-private partnerships (PPP) in contributing to the Region’s sustainable economic growth during a two-day conference - Caribbean PPP Forum: Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Growth. The conference which commenced yesterday, November 19, 2013 is underway at the Hilton Barbados. 

Oct. 29, 2013 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has allocated $750,000 to support clients from its private-sector portfolio in implementing initiatives to create shared value.

May 6, 2013 - Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) showed a slight increase in 2012 with respect to the previous year, according to the latest report on remittances by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group.

April 9, 2013 - Pending approval by their respective Boards of Directors, the World Bank and the IDB have each preliminarily allocated US$510 million in financing over the next four years. This supplements the support provided by the IMF.

March 18, 2013 - The 2013 Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report says the region could post economic growth exceeding 6 percent if countries adopt structural reforms tailored to their needs.

June 29, 2012 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a $17 million loan to support Barbados’ Public Sector Smart Energy program.

June 1, 2012 - Broadband is expanding rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, but the region still lags behind the world’s most advanced nations in terms of coverage, access and adoption of information and communication technology services delivered through fast networks, according to a new report released by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

April 30, 2012 - Canada has selected the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a key partner in its Fast Start commitment to support climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Cartagena - April 13, 2012 -  A path breaking alliance between major corporations and the public sector will expand effective job training and placement models, reaching one million youth in Latin America and the Caribbean over the next decade.

Montevideo - March 21, 2012 - Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries raised the need to arm the Inter-American Development Bank with flexible financial instruments to help them hedge against natural disasters and possible economic downturns.

Montevideo, Uruguay - March 19, 2012 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) are advancing in the creation of an investment platform for Latin America and the Caribbean that will mobilize as much as $1 billion for equity investments to promote sustainable economic development in the region.