Emerging Sustainable Cities
From IDB Improving lives What is ESC ? The Emerging and Sustainable Cities Program (ESC) is the IDB’s non-reimbursable technical assistance program providing direct support to national and subnational governments in the development and execution of city Action Plans. ESC employs a multidisciplinary approach…
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After 25 months of going backwards, Caribbean and Latin American exports are ticking upwards … with e-commerce leading the way
By John McCarthy Frpm ViFreePress WASHINGTON – Following 25 months of uninterrupted contraction, exports of goods from the Caribbean and Latin America (LAC) are back on the path to growth. After shrinking by 3.3 percent in 2016, the year-on-year growth…
IDB to use outcomes of UNWTO Conference to shape policies for the Caribbean and Latin America
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is anticipating that the outcomes of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive growth for Sustainable Tourism, in Jamaica later this month, will provide the data and context that…
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IDB and Jamaica government sign US$20 million loan to increase access to credit for MSMEs
From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the government of Jamaica signed an agreement on September 6, for a US$20 million loan that will facilitate increased access to credit for micro, small and medium…
Bahamas tops Caribbean on crime’s economic cost
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor From Tribune242 The Bahamas leads the entire Caribbean on economic losses stemming from crime, losing $434 million or almost 5 per cent of its annual gross domestic product (GDP) to the scourge. The extent…
IDB helps thousands of Caribbean SMEs do business with China
From Trinidad Express WASHINGTON, Oct. 23,CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is helping thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do business with Canada. The IDB said 3,000 business meetings…
DB helps thousands of Caribbean SMES do business with China
From wiredja WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is helping thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) do business with Canada. The IDB said 3,000 business meetings were held…
Caribbean finance ministers urged to implement bold integration agenda
From Trinidad Express Caribbean Finance Ministers are being urged to implement a bold integration agenda, as they meet here with international lending agencies aimed at stimulating growth and development in the region. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says that finance…
Caribbean agri-exports to China could grow by almost 10 per cent
By CMC From WiredJa Online News WASHINGTON, Sept 28, CMC – A new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found that agricultural exports from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to China could increase by almost 10 per…
IDB launches series on crime and violence in Caribbean countries
From Daily Herald SK WASHINGTON, DC–The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it is launching a series of technical notes on crime and violence in four Caribbean Community Caricom countries. It said that the series titled “Crime and Violence in the…
