The public sector can’t do it alone: A new era for global development
Ilan Goldfajn|
Multilateral development banks are working more closely with businesses and are becoming a bridge between global needs and local solutions
Indigenous peoples call for direct funding to protect nature at COP16 on biodiversity
Amazonian organizations and the Inter-American Development Bank announce the first projects of the Amazon for Life fund in Cali
Latin America to form regional alliance to stifle organized crime
According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), violence has weakened states, increased the cost of doing business, and costs the region 3.5% of GDP
IDB backs internal reform at its annual meeting this week
More than 3,000 participants including finance ministers, central bank presidents, businesspeople and representatives of civil society will meet in Punta Cana for the event, which runs from March 6 to 11
Ilan Goldfajn launches into IDB reform after bringing peace and quiet to a tense organization
The president of the regional development institution is hoping that next year’s decisive annual assembly will approve his new strategy based on project impact rather than on loan figures
The IDB and the World Bank join forces to promote development in Latin America
Ilan Goldfajn and Ajay Banga — the presidents of these international organizations — have signed a protocol of understanding. They want to work together to close the digital divide in the region and protect the Amazon and the Caribbean