Learning to manage social development
IDB TO HOLD A SEMINAR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS SUPPORTING MICROENTERPRISE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Press Release - July 19, 2004
Beneficiaries will present successful experiences at July 19 event in Washington
The Inter-American Development Bank will hold a seminar July 19 celebrating 25 years of support to the development of microenterprise in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The meeting will be opened by IDB President Enrique V. Iglesias at 9.30 a.m. at IDB headquarters in Washington, D.C. Beneficiaries and representatives of executing agencies will present their vision and successful experiences. IDB experts will comment on innovative proposals and operations and future challenges.
The seminar will take place at the IDB headquarters main building, 1300 New York Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. at the Andres Bello Auditorium in the ninth floor.
IDB APPROVES $11 MILLION LOAN TO COSTA RICA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN SIXAOLA RIVER BINATIONAL WATERSHED
Press Release - IDB - July 23, 2004
In the framework of Plan Puebla Panama, new program complements parallel initiative in the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro
The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the approval of an $11 million loan to Costa Rica for a sustainable development program in the binational watershed of the Sixaola River that will complement a similar program on the opposite margin, in the Panamanian province of Bocas del Toro.
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IDB APPROVES $20 MILLION SOFT LOAN TO HONDURAS FOR SOCIAL SAFETY NETWORK PROGRAM
Press Release - IDB -July 28, 2004
Subsidies for the poor to provide incentives to improve health, nutrition and school attendance. The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the approval of a $20 million soft loan to Honduras to support a comprehensive social safety network program that will offer subsidies to poor families as incentives to raise the demand for nutritious food, improve the health of infants, pregnant women and lactating mothers, and raise primary school enrollment and attendance.
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IDB Web Stories - April 29 , 2004
Ministers and high-ranking public officials brainstorm on youth policy and social development management. Proactive debate on social management and youth policy is taking place at IDB headquarters during a course specially designed by the Bank's Institute for Economic and Social Development (INDES) for ministers and high-ranking public officials from Latin America and the Caribbean. Participants are brainstorming approaches for tackling their countries’ social needs to better develop or implement social policies and programs. More >>
Boom or illusion?
IDB News - April 27, 2004
Evidence suggests an expansive economic cycle for the region, but experience suggests caution. Increased investment, low inflation, an improved fiscal situation, decreased unemployment. Latin America and the Caribbean have been hearing plenty of good news lately. The region should grow by more than 4 percent this year, after GDP growth rates of 1 percent in 2003 and -1 percent in 2002.More >>>
IDB’S MIF AND IFAD LAUNCH PROGRAM TO PROMOTE REMITTANCES-BASED RURAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA
IDB Press Release - April 26 , 2004
New $7.6 million Partnership Facility to strengthen institutions working in rural areas and incorporate migrants as new partners in development. The Inter-American Development Bank’s Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and the United Nation’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced the creation of a $7.6 million joint program to promote savings and investments in poor rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean that receive remittances from migrants. Read more
Keeping an eye on the washing machine
IDB Web Story - April 26 , 2004
Money laundering is particularly pervasive in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to IDB expert Alberto Chong. Money laundering is a US $1.5 to 2 trillion business per year. According to IMF estimates, this accounts from about 2 and 5 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). Using the same methodology in Latin America and the Caribbean, ...Read More
CARIBBEAN EXPERTS URGE GREATER INVESTMENT IN WATER SECTOR. Barbados Prime Minister inaugurates IDB seminar on meet infrastructure needs
IDB Press Release - April 26, 2004
HEYWOODS, Barbados – Senior policy-makers, international experts and representatives of the private sector urged better conservation and innovative financial approaches to meet growing needs in the Caribbean for water and sanitation services in a sustainable fashion. They proposed an integrated approach to meet the demands of economic growth and the vital tourist industry. Read More
IDB SELECTS 7 PILOT PROJECTS FOR SMES TO BE FUNDED BY ICT INNOVATION PROGRAM (ICT4BUS)]
IDB Press Release - April 23 , 2004
$2.4 million in grants for NGO's’ ICT projects; Institute for the Connectivity of the Americas teams with IDB to support ICT4BUS projects. The Inter-American Development Bank announced today that it had completed the selection process for seven projects chosen to receive financing following a Second Call for Proposals for Information and Communications Technology projects – the ICT4BUS Program. More >>>
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