Jan. 26, 2012 - Millions of workers in Latin America and the Caribbean run the risk of poverty during their retirement years unless countries reform their pension systems according to experts from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Washington - Jan. 13, 2012 - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 2.05 million (US$3.1 million) under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) for Dominica to help manage the economic impact of a series of natural disasters from July-September 2011.

Jan. 1, 2012 - Latin America and the Caribbean are closing a year marked by economic gains, but the region remains exposed to external shocks, Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno said in a year-end report

Dec. 16, 2011 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a US$50 million loan to The Bahamas to support an air transport reform program.

Nov. 23, 2011 - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$60 million loan to help Trinidad and Tobago, a major producer of hydrocarbons, to transition towards a more efficient, sustainable and clean energy matrix.

Miami -- Nov. 16, 2011-- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) released today the first regional survey about environmental, social and corporate governance sustainability of banks in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Nov. 11, 2011 - Seventy–five ICT experts and decision makers including Caribbean Government Ministers, regulators, representatives of regional organizations, operators, suppliers and civil society had open discussions regarding “Accelerating Broadband Development in the Caribbean” during the CANTO-IDB Broadband Forum held at the Hyatt Regency, Miami, on November 7th, 2011.

Washington - Nov. 7, 2011 - The Bahamian economy began a tepid recovery in 2010, following a sharp recession in 2008 and 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis.

SEOUL, Korea - Inter-American Development Bank President, Luis Alberto Moreno, and the Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), Choi See Joong, signed today a memorandum of understanding during the Korea-LAC Business Forum to promote the development of information and communications technologies (ICT) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Oct. 14, 2011 -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved the Caribbean Hotel Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Action – Advanced Program (CHENACT-AP), a US$2 million grant to help the tourism sector in Barbados, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Guyana to become more energy efficient.

Sept. 30, 2011 - With more than 900 registered attendants from over 46 countries, the 6^th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum demonstrated the growing interest in the future of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and in emerging instruments that can lead to a new development paradigm: Low carbon development supported by a new framework for climate financing mechanisms.

Brussels - July 20, 2011 - On July 19, the European Commission (EC) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed a Framework Agreement to expand cooperation between the two institutions on economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the first ever Framework Agreement to be signed by the Commission and a Regional Development Bank.

May 3, 2011 - 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 by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Jan. 30, 2011 -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is announcing the start of a second phase of public consultations on the development of its new Competitive Regional and Global Integration Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Dec. 17, 2010 -- The Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and Public Service of Jamaica, and Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno signed on December 15 a US$200 million loan, consisting of the second IDB financing for the country’s fiscal consolidation program.