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IDB’s Moreno, in Barbados, Calls on Caribbean to Promote SMEs
Above: IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera) By the Caribbean Journal staff Latin American and the Caribbean need to promote the development of small and medium-sized companies in order to make process on poverty reduction efforts, Inter-American […]
Barbados PM Heading to Washington for Meetings with Lagarde, Moreno, Zoellick
Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is set to begin a five-day visit to Washington, DC this weekend. The vist will be highlighted by “brief” courtesy calls […]
Jamaica’s First LEED Hotel
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The under-construction Courtyard By Marriott in Jamaica will be the country’s first-ever LEED-certified hotel. The Kingston hotel will also be the first-ever LEED certified building in Jamaica. LEED, which stands for […]
Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador Outline Joint Development Plan
Above: IDB headquarters in Washington By the Caribbean Journal staff The Presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras assembled in Washington last week to outline a plan to promote “economic, social and institutional development in their countries.” Presidents Salvador Sanchez […]
China Holds Business Summit With Latin America, Caribbean
Above: Changsha, China By the Caribbean Journal staff Hundreds of executives from Latin America, the Caribbean and China recently gathered for the eighth China-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Summit. Last week’s summit, hosted in Changsha, China, focused on opportunities […]
Dominican Republic’s Danilo Medina Meets With President of IDB
Above: the talks at the National Palace in Santo Domingo (Photo: DICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina met last week with Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Development Bank, in Santo Domingo. The meeting […]
Belize Prime Minister, IDB President Hold Talks in Washington
Above: Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow visited Washington this week and met with officials at the Inter-American Development Bank. Barrow held talks with IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno to discuss […]
IDB Urges Increased Productivity to Drive Caribbean Growth
Above: Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno (Photo: OECD) By the Caribbean Journal staff High volatility took a toll on regional growth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013, according to the Inter-American Development Bank. Regional GDP growth […]
Trinidad, IDB, United States Talk Energy
Above: Trinidad Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine (Photo: MEEA) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine met this week with officials from the Inter-American Development Bank and the United States government to continue discussions that came […]
Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank Sign $60 Million Loan Contract
Above: Kingston (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank have signed a $60 million loan contract. The loan is the third tranche of financing for a public financial and performance management programme, according to […]
IDB, EU Sign Agreement on Latin American, Caribbean Development
Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at enhancing cooperation to improve development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The […]
Trinidad Prime Minister Holds Talks With IDB President in Washington
Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the UN this week (Photo: OPM Trinidad) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar held talks with Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno Wednesday in Washington. The talks focused […]
Haiti’s Lamothe Heads to United States
Above: Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (Photo: OPM Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe departed the country on Tuesday for a week-long trip to the United States, his office announced. He will be joined by […]
China to Provide $2 Billion for IDB Latin America and Caribbean Fund
Above: the Chinese Embassy in Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank and the People’s Bank of China have approved a new fund to support private and public sector projects that promote “sustainable economic growth” in Latin […]
Clinton: Haiti a “Foreign Policy Priority”
Above: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (Photo: US Department of State) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti opened the Caracol Industrial Park in northern Haiti, following a ceremony attended by Haiti President Michel Martelly, former US President Bill Clinton, […]
Haiti to Officially Open Caracol Industrial Park, Joined by Bill and Hillary Clinton
Above: construction on the park earlier this year By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is officially inaugurating the Caracol Industrial Park Monday, the opening of what is hoped to become a job creator in the country. Haiti resident Michel Martelly […]
Canada, IDB Partner to Finance Green Fund for Caribbean and Latin America
By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada and the Inter-American Development Bank are partnering on a fund aimed at financing green investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Canada has already committed just over $253 million to create the Canadian Climate […]
CARICOM SG in Washington for Talks
Above: CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque (Photo: CARICOM) By the Caribbean Journal staff CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is in Washington DC this week for a series of talks with international and hemispheric institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank, […]
China-IDB Fund Could Mobilize $1 Billion for Latin America and the Caribbean
Above: IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno (IDB Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Export-Import Bank of China and the Inter-American Development Bank are working to create an investment platform for Latin America and the Caribbean that could create as […]
Denmark Grants $2.4 Million to IDB to Promote Regional Gender Equalty
Above: the Inter-American Development Bank By the Caribbean Journal staff The Danish government has given a $2.4 million donation to the Inter-American Development Bank’s Gender and Diversity Multi-Donor Fund to expand activities aimed at promoting gender equality and social inclusion […]
Colombia, Inter-American Development Bank Sign Citizen Security Agreement
Above: Bogota (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Colombia and the Inter-American Development Bank have signed an agreement aiming to transfer knowledge on violence prevention and improve citizen security in Latin America and the Caribbean. The signing, which took […]
Inter-American Development Bank’s Caribbean Governors Meet in Suriname
Above: Paramaribo (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean governors of the Inter-American Development Bank met in Suriname Monday to discuss development challenges and opportunities in the region. It was the first annual meeting of the Governors of […]
Belize Joins Regional Health Initiative
Above: Belize (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize has joined the Salud Mesoamerica 2015 Initiative, a project that aims to reduce maternal and infant mortality among the poor. The programme could help more than 30,000 young women and […]
Inter-American Development Bank Approves $70 Billion Capital Increase
Above: IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno (right) at a road project in Haiti (Photo: Catianne Tijerina) By the Caribbean Journal staff The member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank have approved a resolution authorizing a $70 billion increase in the […]
IDB: Latin America and Caribbean on Right Path, but Not Immune to Turbulence
Above: IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno in Haiti (Photo: Catianne Tijerina) By the Caribbean Journal staff Latin America and the Caribbean are closing a year marked by economic gains, but the region is not immune to external shocks, according to […]
IDB, Haitian Government and Korean Firm Break Ground on Industrial Park
By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Haiti, along with the US government, the Inter-American Development Bank and Korean apparel manufacturer Sae-A Co, Ltd, have laid the foundation stone for a new industrial park in the city of Caracol. […]
Guyana, IDB Sign Loan Agreement
Above: President Bharrat Jagdeo and IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo and Finance Minister Ashni Singh met yesterday with the President of the Innter-American Development Bank, Luis Alberto Moreno, at the bank’s […]
Dookeran: Caribbean Nations “Innocent Bystanders” in Global Financial Crisis
Above: Finance Minister Winston Dookeran last year with IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno By the Caribbean Journal staff Caribbean nations are “innocent bystanders” in the ongoing world economic downturn, Trinidad Finance Minister Winston Dookeran told finance ministers assembled at the […]
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