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.

March 14, 2012 - In the midst of a difficult international economic environment, the region has performed well. Growth, although it has slowed, remains robust.

March 9, 2012 - Latin American and Caribbean migrants sent $61 billion in remittances to their home countries last year, up 6 percent from $57.6 billion in 2010, according to a report released today by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank group.

Bergendal, Suriname –Feb. 14, 2012 -  Top economic authorities from the Caribbean region gathered here today to discuss common development opportunities and challenges during the first annual meeting of the Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Caribbean Country Department. 

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