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IDB America November 2002 |
IDB supports judicial reform in Honduras The IDB approved a $30 million soft loan that will support the second phase of a program to modernize the administration of justice in Honduras.  |
IDB America December 2003 |
IDB supports modernization of health service networks in Colombia The IDB has approved a $72 million loan to Colombia to support the reorganization of public hospital networks and improve the quality, equity and efficiency of the country's health system.  |
IDB America April 2003 |
IDB supports sustainable growth and fiscal management in Panama The IDB and Panamanian government officials signed two loans totaling $25.2 million to support a program for the sustainable development of the country's Bocas del Toro region and a program to strengthen the fiscal management of the public sector.  |
IDB America March 2002 |
IDB supports modernization of Chilean Comptroller General The IDB has approved a $15 million loan to Chile to support the modernization of the office of the Comptroller General, a body with critical state auditing and accounting functions...  |
IDB America Jul/Aug 2000 |
Latest Approvals The following operations were approved in recent weeks by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF)...  |
IDB America November 2003 |
IDB supports mass transit in Peru The IDB approved a $45 million loan to the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, Peru, help finance the first stage of an integrated mass transit system for the city.  |
IDB America June 2003 |
IDB supports housing sector in Peru The IDB announced the approval of a $60 million loan to Peru to support the first phase of a $200 million program to transform the housing sector by mobilizing private investment in order to increase the supply of homes and benefit low-income groups.  |
IDB America October 2003 |
IDB supports low-income housing in Colombia The IDB has approved a $150 million loan to Colombia to strengthen and expand a government program that assists disadvantaged groups in buying and improving their homes.  |
IDB America February 2003 |
IDB supports sustainable development in Ecuadorian Amazon The IDB signed documents for $10.5 million in financing for projects to support sustainable development of Ecuador's Northern Amazon Region and decentralization of environmental management.  |
IDB America December 2002 |
IDB supports sustainable development in Panama The IDB has approved financing of $15.2 million for the first of two phases of a $46.9 million program to promote sustainable development in the Bocas del Toro region of Panama.  |
IDB America October 2005 |
Retooling the IDB The Inter-American Development Bank overhauls its lending framework in a bid to make its loans more flexible and accountable.  |
IDB America December 2004 |
IDB Supports Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Brazil The program, guaranteed by the government of Brazil, will provide medium and long-term financing for investment projects to make firms more competitive.  |
IDB America May/Jun 2000 |
More funds pledged for Peru-Ecuador peace Commitments for border development program made in New Orleans  |
IDB America July 2004 |
IDB Promotes Revitalization and Urban Development in La Paz, Bolivia The bank approved a $28.5 million soft loan for a program promoting revitalization and urban development of the municipality's historical center to attract and foster economic activities there.  |
IDB America September 2002 |
IDB assists in cleanup of polluted Chilean bays The IDB approved a $1.2 million grant to assist Chile's National Environmental Commission (CONAMA) in preparing a mathematical model and an action plan to clean up pollution in Concepcion and San Vicente bays.  |
IDB America June 2005 |
IDB Supports Haiti's Public Sector The IDB approved a $5 million soft loan to Haiti to strengthen public sector institutions in charge of revenue collection, budget formulation and execution and government procurement.  |
IDB America August 2003 Daniel Drosdoff |
New tools for new challenges IDB expands its services and offers more flexible financial instruments to meet the changing needs of its members  |
IDB America June 2004 Charo Quesada |
Sherlock Holmes Didn't Work Alone In Bogota, traditional turf battles within the police system are giving way to cooperation and a focus on results.  |
IDB America February 2004 |
IDB supports coastal management in Ecuador The IDB in February approved a $12.4 million loan to Ecuador to improve and expand the management of coastal resources, enhancing conservation and environmental protection.  |
IDB America November 2004 |
IDB Supports Office of the Comptroller General in Peru The IDB approved a $12 million loan to Peru to support the modernization of the Office of the Comptroller General and to strengthen and decentralize the National Control System.  |
IDB America June 2004 Mayra Buvinic |
Against the Odds Bogota proves that violence prevention can work, even in the toughest settings.  |
IDB America March 2003 |
Support in a time of crisis A senior IDB manager calls for greater equity in development  |
IDB America May 2002 Roger Hamilton |
May I persuade you to be honest? Brazil finds an innovative way to ensure that senior civil servants are not tempted to abuse their power  |
IDB America May 2002 |
IDB supports small firms in El Salvador In April 2002 the IDB approved a $42.4 million loan to the Multisector Investment Bank of El Salvador to provide long-term credit to the private sector enterprises with a view to increasing their competitiveness and productivity.  |
IDB America October 2001 |
IDB funds education reform in Argentina The IDB has announced the approval of a $600 million loan to improve the quality of secondary education in Argentina and make it more accessible to low-income youth...  |
IDB America September 2003 Roger Hamilton |
Is government up to the job? When it comes to environmental management, government is both the problem and the solution. But are governmental institutions in Latin America up to the challenge?  |
IDB America February 2006 |
IDB Supports Improvement of Public Financial Management in Argentina The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $500 million loan to Argentina to support a sector program to increase effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of public financial management.  |
IDB America November 2005 Robert Montgomery |
The IDB and the Camisea Project Favorable economic impact is expected to continue through the 30-year life of the IDB-funded natural gas project, improving Peru's standard of living.  |
IDB America September 2003 |
IDB supports rural electrification in Chile The IDB has approved a $40 million loan to support rural electrification in the three poorest regions of Chile, using both conventional and nonconventional power sources.  |
IDB America November 2003 Dennis E. Flannery |
Zero tolerance for corruption IDB takes series of measures to increase transparency  |
IDB America February 2002 |
IDB doubles lending to private sector The new ceiling will allow the Bank to support Latin America's growing demand for private sector investments in crucial areas such as energy, water and transportation infrastructure...  |
IDB America February 2004 Peter Bate |
The case for capacity building Why it pays to ensure that local communities have the skills to play an active role in development projects  |
IDB America February 2004 Peter Bate |
A bigger development bang How a small training and technical assistance fund helps poor communities in Central America to multiply the impact of IDB projects  |
U.S. CPSC February 16, 2005 |
CDollar General Corp. Recall of Dive Sticks Children can fall or land on these upright dive sticks in shallow water and suffer impalement injuries. CPSC banned pre-weighted dive sticks in 2001.  |
IDB America April 2004 |
IDB Supports Mexican Rural Financial System The IDB and Mexico signed a contract for a $300 million policy-based loan to support the consolidation of a reform of the Mexican rural financial system.  |
IDB America April 2003 Daniel Drosdoff |
A region's rising prospects The Central American Bank for Economic Integration is growing apace with its members' economies  |
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IDB funds low-income housing in Trinidad and Tobago The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $32 million loan to Trinidad and Tobago to support the first phase of a $100 million national housing program designed to benefit low-income groups.  |
InternetNews October 7, 2009 |
AT&T: Go Easy on Wireless Industry Regulation The head of AT&T's mobile division told CTIA today why the FCC should back off.  |
IDB America January 2004 |
IDB finances road improvements in Nicaragua The IDB has approved a $40 million soft loan to support a roads project in northwestern Nicaragua that includes key corridors for Plan Puebla-Panama.  |
IDB America September 2004 |
IDB Supports Job Training in Mexico The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a$50.4 mill ion loan to Mexico for a program that will improve job training and technical and vocational education.  |
IDB America May/Jun 2000 |
How to buy a bridge Honduras sees Hurricane Mitch as a chance to modernize its procurement system  |
IDB America December 2001 |
IDB funds Central American regional electricity system At an estimated total cost of $320.3 million, the SIEPAC project will develop Central America's first regional power grid and establish a regional wholesale electricity market including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.  |
Salon.com January 15, 2002 Damien Cave |
Ingrid Betancourt The Colombian senator and presidential candidate talks about drug trafficking, political corruption, guerrillas, the paramilitaries and how to fix democracy in her embattled nation...  |
U.S. Banker July 2008 Michael Sisk |
A `Radical' Answer to Credit-Ratings Conflict The government should remove itself completely from the credit-rating business, stop deciding which company can and can't rate a bond, and stop making institutions pay attention to rating agencies whose work may be shoddy - and, it often turns out, is.  |
IDB America January 2006 |
IDB Approves New Environmental Policy This policy brings will steer the Bank's work toward mainstreaming environmental considerations across sectors, safeguarding the environmental quality of all IDB operations and making the Bank socially and environmentally responsible within its own facilities.  |
IDB America February 2003 Daniel Drosdoff |
A fresh approach to social assistance Colombia finds cost-effective ways to tackle the symptoms, and not just the causes, of poverty.  |
IDB America Jul/Aug 2000 |
Suriname Suriname, the only Dutch speaking member of the IDB, sent two law students from the Anton de Kom University in Paramaribo to participate in the Fifth Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition in May in Washington, DC...  |
IDB America April 2008 Jorge Zavaleta |
A New Setting for 3,000 Years of Peruvian Art The Inter-American Cultural and Development Foundation, is helping to spur the Peruvian Museo de Arte de Lima's ambitious modernization of its exhibition galleries.  |