When Water and Forests Redraw the Map: A New Model for Regenerative Roads The IDB is advancing regenerative roads in Latin America and the Caribbean by integrating nature-based solutions to reduce risks and costs.

When Water and Forests Redraw the Map: A New Model for Regenerative Roads The IDB is advancing regenerative roads in Latin America and the Caribbean by integrating nature-based solutions to reduce risks and costs. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/nature-climate-and-disaster-risk/when-water-and-forests-redraw-map-new-model-regenerative-roads Highlights Road infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean faces growing risks from extreme weather events and the loss of natural capital that cannot be addressed through local solutions alone. The IDB is advancing a new model of regenerative roads that integrates resilient infrastructure and nature-based solutions at the landscape scale. The project being developed along Guatemala’s Northern Corridor (CA-9 North) demonstrates that this approach is viable and cost-effective, has significant potential for replication, and generates environmental, social, and economic benefits. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/nature-climate-and-disaster-risk/when-water-and-forests-redraw-map-new-model-regenerative-roads

Caribbean Social Insurance Systems: When Parametric Reforms Are Not Enough Caribbean social insurance systems need reforms that go beyond pension parameters to strengthen administration, governance, and investment management.

Caribbean Social Insurance Systems: When Parametric Reforms Are Not Enough Caribbean social insurance systems need reforms that go beyond pension parameters to strengthen administration, governance, and investment management. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/labor-markets/caribbean-social-insurance-systems-when-parametric-reforms-are-not-enough Main Highlights Population aging, emigration, and exposure to economic and climate shocks are placing growing pressure on Caribbean social insurance systems. Several schemes risk depleting their reserves in the coming decades, while high administrative costs and limited investment diversification persist. Strengthening compliance, funding rules, oversight, and transparency is essential to protect current and future generations. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/labor-markets/caribbean-social-insurance-systems-when-parametric-reforms-are-not-enough

From Science to Opportunity: The Path to Amazonia’s Bioeconomy Amazonia’s bioeconomy holds the promise of turning biodiversity into sustainable growth, innovation, and local opportunities.

From Science to Opportunity: The Path to Amazonia’s Bioeconomy Amazonia’s bioeconomy holds the promise of turning biodiversity into sustainable growth, innovation, and local opportunities. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/regional-integration/science-opportunity-path-amazonias-bioeconomy Highlights Scientific knowledge can help turn Amazonia’s biological resources into new products, businesses, and stronger local value chains. However, limited research capacity, financing gaps, and weak links between science, producers, and markets continue to hold back bioeconomy ventures. Scaling the bioeconomy will require sustained investment in research and innovation, technology transfer, inclusive governance, and tailored financing—priorities highlighted at the III Annual Meeting of the Bioamazonia Network, with support from the IDB’s Amazonia Forever program.

Growth as a Bridge to Development: The Design Behind LAC Crece For Latin America and the Caribbean, the question is not whether to grow, but how. LAC Crece is the IDB Group's operational answer.

Growth as a Bridge to Development: The Design Behind LAC Crece For Latin America and the Caribbean, the question is not whether to grow, but how. LAC Crece is the IDB Group's operational answer. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/trade-and-investment/growth-bridge-development-design-behind-lac-crece Highlights For Latin America and the Caribbean, the question is not whether to grow, but how to turn hard-won macroeconomic stability into sustained, broad-based growth. LAC Crece goes beyond diagnosing binding constraints. It selects where to start, weighing growth impact, enabling conditions, the IDB Group's comparative advantage, and government ownership. Growth creates fiscal, political, and institutional space for reform. Early, visible results build the credibility that sustains deeper, more durable structural change. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/trade-and-investment/growth-bridge-development-design-behind-lac-crece

Same Rules, Same Results? A Call for Research Proposals on Regulation, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Opportunities The same public policy or regulation can apply to everyone and still affect people differently.

Same Rules, Same Results? A Call for Research Proposals on Regulation, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Opportunities The same public policy or regulation can apply to everyone and still affect people differently. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/gender-and-diversity/same-rules-same-results-call-research-proposals-regulation-fiscal-policy-and-economic-opportunities Highlights The same regulation can have different effects on women and men, even when it applies equally to everyone. GDLab is launching a call for research proposals to better understand how regulation and fiscal policy can expand economic opportunities. Evidence generated in the region can help inform more effective policies that expand economic opportunities.

Violence Prevention Starts at School: What the Evidence Says Violence doesn't always start in the classroom, but school can be the best place to prevent it. The evidence shows why.

Violence Prevention Starts at School: What the Evidence Says Violence doesn't always start in the classroom, but school can be the best place to prevent it. The evidence shows why. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/education/violence-prevention-starts-school-what-evidence-says Highlights One in four adolescents aged 13 to 17 experiences school bullying. That violence affects how they learn, how long they stay in school, and the opportunities available to them for the rest of their lives. The evidence shows that schools do more than improve learning. They can also reduce violence, build social-emotional skills, and change the life trajectories of millions of children and young people.

Latin America and the Caribbean Advances a Joint Response to Organized Crime This is how the Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development has scaled up its response to organized crime.

Latin America and the Caribbean Advances a Joint Response to Organized Crime This is how the Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development has scaled up its response to organized crime. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/citizen-security/latin-america-and-caribbean-advances-joint-response-organized-crime Key takeaways The Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development, led by the IDB, expanded its reach this year, mobilizing greater financing, technical assistance, and regional cooperation to combat organized crime. The Rapid Response Task Force is already supporting countries across the region with agile solutions to urgent security challenges. New regional initiatives are strengthening information sharing, preventing the recruitment of minors by criminal organizations, and enhancing cross-border coordination.

How Can Governments Turn Data Into Better Decisions? Enhanced use of administrative data enables governments to turn existing information into better decisions, public policies, and services.

How Can Governments Turn Data Into Better Decisions? Enhanced use of administrative data enables governments to turn existing information into better decisions, public policies, and services. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/modernization-state/public-administration/how-can-governments-turn-data-better-decisions Highlights Governments generate enormous amounts of data, but they harness only a fraction of its potential. Administrative systems contain key information for improving public management. Turning data into decisions can improve the implementation of public policies and contribute to more timely and effective services for people.

IDB Group and Japan Launch New Chapter in Development Partnership The Japan-LAC Business Forum 2026 marked 50 years of collaboration for Latin America and the Caribbean. The next 50 begin with an expanded scale and scope of financing.

IDB Group and Japan Launch New Chapter in Development Partnership The Japan-LAC Business Forum 2026 marked 50 years of collaboration for Latin America and the Caribbean. The next 50 begin with an expanded scale and scope of financing. https://www.iadb.org/en?_gl=1*dmyg8u*_gcl_au*MjAxNDc4MjU2LjE3ODczMTQ4NjE.*_ga*MTMyNTk5MTY4MS4xNzg3MzE0ODYx*_ga_9CQ7ER9V3F*czE3ODgyNjYwMTMkbzIkZzEkdDE3ODgyNjc0NDMkajEyJGwwJGgw

Cómo Bolivia ha ayudado a más personas a encontrar empleos formales

Efectividad en el desarrollo, Mercados laborales Cómo Bolivia ha ayudado a más personas a encontrar empleos formales La intermediación laboral y la capacitación amplían en Bolivia el acceso a empleos formales mediante soluciones inclusivas. https://www.iadb.org/es/blog/efectividad-del-desarrollo/como-bolivia-ha-ayudado-mas-personas-encontrar-empleos-formales?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=como_bolivia_ha_ayudado_a_mas_personas_a_encontrar_empleos_formales&utm_term=exc/dcc Development Effectiveness, Labor Markets How Bolivia Has Helped More People Find Formal Jobs Labor intermediation and on-the-job training to expand access to formal jobs through inclusive solutions. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/development-effectiveness/how-bolivia-has-helped-more-people-find-formal-jobs?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED

Instituciones más fuertes, comunidades más seguras: cómo las inversiones focalizadas reducen la violencia en Guyana

Instituciones más fuertes, comunidades más seguras: cómo las inversiones focalizadas reducen la violencia en Guyana Guyana combina la modernización de la policía y el sector de la justicia con iniciativas a nivel de la comunidad para reducir la violencia. https://www.iadb.org/es/blog/efectividad-del-desarrollo/instituciones-mas-fuertes-comunidades-mas-seguras-como-las-inversiones-focalizadas-reducen-la?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=instituciones_mas_fuertes_comunidades_mas_seguras_como_las_inversiones_focalizadas_reducen_la_violencia_en_guyana&utm_term=exc/dcc Stronger Institutions, Safer Communities: How Targeted Investments Reduce Violence in Guyana Guyana combines police and justice sector modernization with community-level initiatives to reduce violence. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/development-effectiveness/stronger-institutions-safer-communities-how-targeted-investments-reduce-violence-guyana?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED

La estrategia de Colombia para atraer financiamiento privado hacia las infraestructuras a través de las APP Colombia fortalece instituciones, amplía APP y moviliza inversión privada en carreteras con apoyo de larga data del Grupo BID.

La estrategia de Colombia para atraer financiamiento privado hacia las infraestructuras a través de las APP Colombia fortalece instituciones, amplía APP y moviliza inversión privada en carreteras con apoyo de larga data del Grupo BID. https://www.iadb.org/es/blog/efectividad-del-desarrollo/la-estrategia-de-colombia-para-atraer-financiamiento-privado-hacia-las-infraestructuras-traves-de?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=la_estrategia_de_colombia_para_atraer_financiamiento_privado_hacia_las_infraestructuras_a_traves_de_las_app&utm_term=exc/dcc Colombia’s Strategy for Attracting Private Infrastructure Financing Through PPPs Colombia strengthens institutions, scales PPPs, and mobilizes private investment in roads through a long-standing partnership with the IDB Group. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/development-effectiveness/colombias-strategy-attracting-private-infrastructure-financing-through-ppps?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED

La nueva edición de nuestro Informe de Impacto

https://publications.iadb.org/es/publications/spanish/viewer/Informe-de-Impacto-de-2026-del-Grupo-BID.pdf?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=informe_de_impacto_2026&utm_term=exc/dcc De las megaciudades a las comunidades aisladas, y de las aulas a las salas de juntas, el Grupo BID profundizó su impacto en el desarrollo durante los últimos dos años. La nueva edición de nuestro Informe de Impacto presenta los siguientes resultados: un mayor acceso al agua y la energía, una mayor cobertura de banda ancha, innovación impulsada por el sector privado y mucho más. El informe también mide avances frente a nuestras metas de desempeño, reflejando las reformas en curso para generar un mayor impacto en el desarrollo y ampliar su escala. ¿Te interesan las historias detrás de las cifras? Conoce la exitosa estrategia de Colombia para atraer inversión privada en infraestructura. Descubre cómo intervenciones focalizadas están reduciendo la violencia en Guyana. Y conoce cómo Bolivia está ayudando a más personas a encontrar empleos formales. https://publications.iadb.org/es/publications/spanish/viewer/Informe-de-Impacto-de-2026-del-Grupo-BID.pdf?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=informe_de_impacto_2026&utm_term=exc/dcc

BID Invest y Banpaís amplían el acceso al crédito para las pymes hondureñas

https://idbinvest.org/es/medios-y-prensa/bid-invest-y-banpais-amplian-el-acceso-al-credito-para-las-pymes-hondurenas?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=bid_invest_y_banpais_amplian_el_acceso_al_credito_para_las_pymes_hondurenas&utm_term=exc/dcc SAN PEDRO SULA – BID Invest otorgó un financiamiento de hasta US$240 millones a Banpaís en Honduras para ampliar el acceso al crédito de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes), un segmento clave para la generación de empleo y el crecimiento económico del país. IDB Invest and Banpaís Expand Access to Credit for SMEs in Honduras https://idbinvest.org/en/news-media/idb-invest-and-banpais-expand-access-credit-smes-honduras?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — IDB Invest has provided financing of up to $240 million to Banpaís in Honduras to expand access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a key segment for job creation and economic growth in the country.

BID fortalece la resiliencia de Belice ante huracanes con su primera cobertura catastrófica Agosto 14, 2026

BID fortalece la resiliencia de Belice ante huracanes con su primera cobertura catastrófica Agosto 14, 2026 WASHINGTON — Belice podrá acceder a fondos de emergencia con mayor rapidez después de un gran huracán gracias a un innovador swap catastrófico ejecutado por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), que fortalecerá la resiliencia financiera del país y su capacidad de respuesta ante desastres durante las próximas dos temporadas de huracanes. https://www.iadb.org/es/noticias/bid-fortalece-la-resiliencia-de-belice-ante-huracanes-con-su-primera-cobertura-catastrofica?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=bid_fortalece_la_resiliencia_de_belice_ante_huracanes_con_su_primera_cobertura_catastrofica&utm_term=exc/dcc IDB Strengthens Belize’s Hurricane Resilience with First Catastrophe Swap August 14, 2026 WASHINGTON — Belize will be able to access emergency funds more rapidly after a major hurricane thanks to a pioneering catastrophe swap executed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), strengthening the country’s financial resilience and ability to respond to disasters over the next two hurricane seasons. https://www.iadb.org/en/news/idb-strengthens-belizes-hurricane-resilience-first-catastrophe-swap?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED

Amazonía para Todos del Grupo BID tiene su primer ETF lanzado por BTG Pactual Asset Agosto 12, 2026

Amazonía para Todos del Grupo BID tiene su primer ETF lanzado por BTG Pactual Asset Agosto 12, 2026 SÃO PAULO — BTG Pactual Asset Management, una de las mayores gestoras de activos de América Latina, lanzó AMAB11, el primer fondo cotizado en bolsa (ETF, por sus siglas en inglés) asociado a la iniciativa Amazonía para Todos del Grupo Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (Grupo BID). https://www.iadb.org/es/noticias/amazonia-para-todos-del-grupo-bid-tiene-su-primer-etf-lanzado-por-btg-pactual-asset?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=amazonia_para_todos_del_grupo_bid_tiene_su_primer_etf_lanzado_por_btg_pactual_asset&utm_term=exc/dcc IDB Group’s Amazonia for All Initiative Has First ETF with BTG Pactual Asset August 12, 2026 SÃO PAULO — BTG Pactual Asset Management, one of Latin America’s largest asset managers, has launched AMAB11, the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) associated with the Inter-American Development Bank Group’s (IDB Group) Amazonia for All initiative. https://www.iadb.org/en/news/idb-groups-amazonia-all-initiative-has-first-etf-btg-pactual-asset?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED

BID Invest y POSCO impulsan la expansión de la producción de litio en Argentina

https://idbinvest.org/es/medios-y-prensa/bid-invest-y-posco-impulsan-la-expansion-de-la-produccion-de-litio-en-argentina?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=bid_invest_y_posco_impulsan_la_expansion_de_la_produccion_de_litio_en_argentina&utm_term=exc/dcc WASHINGTON — BID Invest otorgará un financiamiento de hasta US$700 millones a POSCO Argentina S.A.U. para la expansión de la extracción y producción de litio en el proyecto Sal de Oro en el Salar del Hombre Muerto, entre las provincias de Salta y Catamarca, en Argentina. IDB Invest and POSCO Expand Lithium Production in Argentina https://idbinvest.org/en/news-media/idb-invest-and-posco-expand-lithium-production-argentina?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED WASHINGTON — IDB Invest will provide financing of up to $700 million for POSCO Argentina S.A.U. to support the expansion of lithium extraction and production at the Sal de Oro Project in the Salar del Hombre Muerto, located between the provinces of Salta and Catamarca, Argentina.

Hacer que los mercados laborales funcionen: mejorar la productividad y el bienestar de los trabajadores en América Latina y el Caribe

https://publications.iadb.org/en/publications/spanish/viewer/Hacer-que-los-mercados-laborales-funcionen-mejorar-la-productividad-y-el-bienestar-de-los-trabajadores-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=hacer_que_los_mercados_laborales_funcionen&utm_term=exc/dcc ¿Mejorar la productividad de los trabajadores o mejorar su bienestar? Con reformas laborales bien diseñadas, esta elección se transforma en una falsa disyuntiva. El nuevo informe insignia del BID, Hacer que los mercados laborales funcionen, presenta el análisis más completo de los mercados laborales de América Latina y el Caribe hasta la fecha, basado en una amplia evidencia y un análisis riguroso que sustentan este argumento central. El informe demuestra cómo las políticas laborales y los sistemas de protección social que desincentivan la creación de empleos formales y productivos son una de las principales causas de dos de los desafíos más importantes de la región: el lento crecimiento de la productividad y los altos niveles de desigualdad. Como respuesta, el informe propone una agenda de reformas que permita impulsar simultáneamente el crecimiento, aumentar los salarios y reducir el empleo informal, al tiempo que aborda temas fundamentales para el futuro del trabajo.

El Grupo BID y Japón conmemoran 50 años de alianza con un foro internacional de negocios y un histórico paquete de cooperación Agosto 24, 2026

El Grupo BID y Japón conmemoran 50 años de alianza con un foro internacional de negocios y un histórico paquete de cooperación Agosto 24, 2026 https://www.iadb.org/es/noticias/el-grupo-bid-y-japon-conmemoran-50-anos-de-alianza-con-un-foro-internacional-de-negocios-y-un?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=el_grupo_bid_y_japon_conmemoran_50_anos_de_alianza_con_un_foro_internacional&utm_term=exc/dcc El Grupo BID y Japón conmemoraron el 50.º aniversario de su alianza para impulsar el desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. Los próximos 50 años comienzan con una expansión del financiamiento en escala y alcance. Un paquete histórico de cooperación amplía a US$6.500 millones los recursos de la Agencia de Cooperación Internacional del Japón (JICA). Con el cofinanciamiento previsto, estos fondos movilizarán US$14.000 millones en inversiones para la región, tanto en nuevas áreas, como minerales críticos y agricultura, como en prioridades ya establecidas, entre ellas infraestructura, reducción del riesgo de desastres, resiliencia y salud. El Foro Empresarial Japón-LAC, donde se oficializó este nuevo paquete, fortaleció los vínculos empresariales y exploró nuevas oportunidades de inversión en una relación comercial bilateral que se ha multiplicado por más de nueve veces en las últimas cinco décadas. IDB Group and Japan Mark 50 Years of Partnership with International Business Forum and Historic Cooperation Package August 24, 2026 https://www.iadb.org/en/news/idb-group-and-japan-mark-50-years-partnership-international-business-forum-and-historic-cooperation?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED Expanded package, now reaching $6.5 billion in resources from Japan, is expected to generate additional co-financing of approximately $7.5 billion, based on the average of the last years, totaling $14 billion in financing for Latin American and Caribbean. Package also includes a $30 million non-reimbursable resilience initiative for critical minerals and other areas, and new agreements on risk-transfer, health and care, and resilient infrastructure.

Alianza para la Seguridad, la Justicia y el Desarrollo

Alianza para la Seguridad, la Justicia y el Desarrollo Una plataforma regional para el diálogo, la cooperación, el intercambio de conocimientos y la movilización de recursos para prevenir y responder a la delincuencia organizada en América Latina y el Caribe. https://www.iadb.org/es/quienes-somos/temas/modernizacion-del-estado/seguridad-ciudadana-y-justicia/alianza-para-la-seguridad-la-justicia-y-el-desarrollo?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=alianza_para_la_seguridad_la_justicia_y_el_desarrollo&utm_term=exc/dcc Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development A regional platform for dialogue, cooperation, knowledge exchange, and resource mobilization to prevent and respond to organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.iadb.org/en/who-we-are/topics/modernization-state/citizen-security-and-justice/alliance-security-justice-and-development?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED

El BID amplía el financiamiento para seguridad en América Latina y el Caribe a US$4.000 millones Agosto 05, 2026

https://www.iadb.org/es/noticias/el-bid-amplia-el-financiamiento-para-seguridad-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-us4000-millones?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=El%20BID%20ampl%C3%ADa%20el%20financiamiento%20para%20seguridad%20en%20Am%C3%A9rica%20Latina%20y%20el%20Caribe&utm_term=exc/dcc El BID aumentará su meta de financiamiento para seguridad en América Latina y el Caribe a US$4.000 millones para 2028, ante la creciente demanda de los países que buscan respuestas integrales ante desafíos de seguridad cada vez más sofisticados. La cartera actual de proyectos abarca ocho países y va desde la modernización policial hasta la transformación digital de los sistemas de justicia. Durante la Cumbre Regional de Seguridad y Justicia, celebrada este mes en Brasilia, el Banco también anunció nuevas iniciativas con el Ministerio de Justicia de Brasil e INTERPOL, la red policial internacional más grande del mundo. La Alianza para la Seguridad, la Justicia y el Desarrollo también está impulsando bienes públicos regionales, entre ellos un sistema de intercambio de antecedentes penales y mecanismos de cooperación para la recuperación de activos. Adicionalmente, está fortaleciendo su Fuerza de Tarea de Respuesta Rápida. IDB Expands Financing for Security in Latin America and the Caribbean to $4 Billion August 05, 2026 https://www.iadb.org/en/news/idb-expands-financing-security-latin-america-and-caribbean-4-billion?utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED