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Four Colombian Cities Receive IDB Plans for Urban Growth
May 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced the completion of action plans for the Colombian cities of Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Manizales, and Pereira, providing them with powerful tools to prioritize their investments over the next decade. continue reading »
Brazilian Education System to Receive $200 Million Loan
May 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Brazilian state of Pará will receive significant support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to improve access to quality basic education, the IDB announced today. continue reading »
NFL Players Helping Reduce Traffic Fatalities in Latin America
May 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
NFL players are participating in an international program to help reduce traffic death amongst young people in Latin America and the Caribbean. continue reading »
Loan Allows Argentina to Offer Basic Services Coverage in Disadvantaged Areas
April 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a $250 million loan for a program to increase coverage of basic services in Argentina’s less developed municipalities, with emphasis on the poorest areas of the Norte Grande region. continue reading »
Brazil to Receive Grant to Promote Low-Carbon Agriculture
April 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil is to receive funding to provide small and medium farmers with grants to encourage the adoption of sustainable farming methods in states critical to Brazil’s biomass—three in the Amazon region (Mato Grosso, Pará and Rondônia) plus four in the Atlantic Forest region (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul). continue reading »
Solar Energy Projects in Chile Receive $40 Million Loans
March 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan package for $41.4 million to private sector firms for the construction, operation, and maintenance of three photovoltaic solar power plants in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The financing consists of a loan for $20.7 million from the IDB’s ordinary capital and a loan for $20.7 million from the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in the Americas, which is administered by the Bank. continue reading »
IDB Supports Increased Investment, Exports for Uruguay with $550 Million Loan
March 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $550 million operation for Uruguay to fund the Program for Strategic International Positioning, which aims to substantially increase investment and exports by strengthening the regulatory and institutional framework, promoting and facilitating trade, and boosting entrepreneurial innovation. continue reading »
With IDB Support, Peru’s USIL Broadens Low-income Students’ Access to Higher Education
March 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL), a leading private university in Peru, will receive a $23.5 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to double its capacity and expand access to affordable education programs for low-income students. continue reading »
Honduras to Improve its Principal Highway CA-5 Norte
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a $17.2 million loan to support the widening and improvement of CA-5 Norte, the principal highway in Honduras. continue reading »
Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Colombia Have Best Climate for Private-Public Partnerships
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Colombia are the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean most able to carry out sustainable public-private partnerships (PPPs) to develop infrastructure and increase access to basic services, according to the continue reading »
STUDY: Crime Cost Uruguay 3.1 Percent of GNP, At Least $1.2 Billion
January 29, 2013 | by Inter-Development Bank | Latino Daily News
The cost of crimes against property and people in Uruguay in 2010 totaled at least $1.2 billion, which was equivalent to 3.1 percent of the country’s gross national product. continue reading »
Study: Crime Has Dramatic Impact on Women and Youth in Latin America
January 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Crime and violence have had a dramatic impact on women, youth and the economic well-being of families in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to several studies commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). continue reading »
Latin America News: Regions Economy Performed Strongly in 2012 but Face Challenges
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have performed strongly in the face of a challenging external environment, Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno said, but the region needs to continue to pursue key reforms to ensure growth in the future. continue reading »
Uruguay to Improve Montevideo’s Public Transport System with $70 Million Loan
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan for $70 million to Uruguay to support a public transport system in the eastern section of Montevideo as an alternative to individual transport. continue reading »
Spanish Engineering Firm to Benefit from $100 Million Loan From IDB
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish engineering and consulting company Isolux has received a $100 million corporate loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to finance renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects in Peru and Brazil. continue reading »
190,000 Households to Benefit From Improved Waste Management in Bolivia
December 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Bolivia will improve municipal solid waste management services including sweeping, collection, transportation, and disposal, with a $20 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). continue reading »
Colombia Receives $12 Million Loan to Train 4,000 Youth For Offshoring Industry
December 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $12 million loan to promote the expansion of the offshoring services industry in Colombia in order to increase employment, boost exports of high value-added services, and improve the sector’s business climate. continue reading »
Uruguay Receives $107.7 Million Loan to Finance 2 Wind Farms
December 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved two loans totaling $107.7 million to finance the construction of the El Libertador and Palmatir wind farms in Uruguay. continue reading »
El Salvador to Launch Youth Violence Prevention Program
December 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
El Salvador will implement a new social youth violence prevention project, which combines work training, institutional strengthening and jail rehabilitation programs, among other actions, thanks to a $45 million loan approved today by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). continue reading »
Costa Rica to Boost Innovation with $35 Million Loan
December 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a $35 million loan to Costa Rica for a program that will help boost productivity by supporting innovation and human capital formation in strategic sectors. continue reading »
