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| 13.04.2025 | Africa receives only $33bn from $650bn IMF SDRs – AfDB president | The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has criticised the disproportionate allocation of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), revealing that Africa received just $33 bill... |
| 12.04.2025 | Argentina's Financial Leap: A Gamble on Stability | Argentina stands at a crossroads, balancing precariously between economic revival and potential chaos. The recent announcement of a $20 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a supplementary $12 billion financing packag... |
| 12.04.2025 | World Bank to announce $12 billion financing package for Argentina, source says | World Bank to announce $12 billion financing package for Argentina, source says
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| 12.04.2025 | Argentina seals $20 billion IMF deal, tears down currency controls | Argentina seals $20 billion IMF deal, tears down currency controls
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| 28.02.2025 | Brasil e a revolução das deep techs: oportunidades e desafios para liderar a nova economia | *Por Ana Calçado
Estamos acompanhando investidores, empresas e governos cada vez mais confiantes no potencial transformador das deep techs, tecnologias que impactam setores estratégicos como energia, saúde e agricultura. O setor tem se most... |
| 19.02.2025 | Empowering Women in Tech: A Call to Action for Latin America | In the vibrant landscape of Latin America, women are rising. They are entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders. Yet, despite their potential, they face significant hurdles. The tech industry, a beacon of opportunity, remains largely male-domi... |
| 19.02.2025 | How Can We Better Support Successful Latin American Women In The Tech Space? | 0 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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Despite female founders receiving less than 2% of venture funding worldwide, Latin America still represents a growth opportunity for women entrepreneurs.
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| 02.12.2024 | Health On Cloud Showcases Innovative Healthcare Solutions at the Korea-LAC Trade and Innovation Forum, Accelerating Expansion into Latin America | SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Health On Cloud (HOC) is impacting Colombia's healthcare sector through the use of digital innovations in a pilot project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This initiative ... |
| 23.11.2024 | COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject US$250 billion offer | Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into Saturday after developing nations rejected an initial US$250 billion offer from rich countries to help them tackle global warming.
COP29 hosts Azerbaijan said negotiations ... |
| 13.11.2024 | NovoPayment Receives $20M Investment From Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital | NovoPayment, a Miami, FL-based financial and payment infrastructure service provider, received a $20M investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its scale and expansion of commercial... |
| 12.11.2024 | Google.org Grants $1M to 2Gether-International for First-of-its-Kind Apprenticeship Program for Start-up Executives with Disabilities | 2Gether-International has received support from Google.org to power a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program tailored for startup executives with disabilities.
Funding from Google.org, coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week, support... |
| 05.11.2024 | The Climate Paradox: Development Banks Fueling Factory Farming Amidst Global Warming Crisis | In a world grappling with climate change, a paradox unfolds. Development banks, tasked with fostering sustainable growth, are pouring billions into factory farming. In 2023, these institutions, including the World Bank and the UN Green Clim... |
| 05.11.2024 | World Bank, UN Climate Fund Among Public Banks That Invested $3.3B in Factory Farming in 2023 | 5 Mins Read Over a dozen development banks including the World Bank and the UN Green Climate Fund poured billions into animal agriculture last year, going against their own recommendations.
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| 29.10.2024 | IDB and IDB Invest Approve Over $2 Billion for Biodiversity in 2023 | CALI, Colombia, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest approved together more than $2 billion in nature finance in 2023, nearly 13% of total approvals, with more than half meeting the high... |
| 10.10.2024 | New Database from Good Jobs First Tracks Regulatory Infringements by Multinational Corporations in 45 Countries | WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest corporations have paid US$700 billion in monetary penalties linked to regulatory infringements in 45 countries since 2010. Major banks, especially those based in the USA and Euro... |
| 27.09.2024 | Record Galapagos debt-for-nature swap scrutinized over transparency irregularities claims | Climate & EnergyESG Investors
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| 30.08.2024 | IDB and AIR Announce Winners of the 2024 ‘TechSprint for Greater Government Transparency’ | TechSprint for Greater Government Transparency winners.
Teams developed digital tools to increase transparency, accountability, and prevent corruption in public budget, public investment, and public procurement.
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| 27.08.2024 | Rockefeller Foundation to Open New Office in Latin America | Announced during event co-hosted by Compaz Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and WWF in Bogotá, Colombia
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that it will open a new Regional Offic... |
| 27.07.2024 | Yellen says $3 trillion needed annually for climate financing, far more than current level | Climate & EnergySustainable Markets
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| 13.06.2024 | Amazonia Finance Network Expands Membership and Finances Pilot Projects for Sustainable Growth in the Amazon Region | MANAUS, Brazil, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, the Amazonia Finance Network (AFN) members convened in Manaus during IDB Invest's Sustainability Week, convening global leaders from business, government, and civil society t... |
| 17.05.2024 | Webinar stresses potential of services trade to boost growth in Latin America, Caribbean | The webinar highlighted that while services trade has become the most dynamic component of global trade over recent years, Latin American and Caribbean economies are still to fully harness its economic benefits.
Entitled "Trade in Serv... |
| 14.05.2024 | Como criar um celeiro de Deep Techs no Brasil? | Não é novidade que as deep techs têm crescido consideravelmente e prometido impulsionar a economia de países da América Latina. De acordo com o relatório ‘Deep Tech: The New Wave’ do Laboratório de Inovação do Banco Interamericano de Desenv... |
| 03.05.2024 | ADB agrees $5 billion funds replenishment with donors | TBILISI :The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday it had agreed a $5 billion replenishment with donors for the bank's two funds, Asian Development Fund (ADF) 14 and Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) 8.
The ADF is ADB's largest... |
| 30.04.2024 | As Haiti Faces Dire Struggle, a $44 Million Education Pact Offers a Glimmer of Hope | IDB, EAA, and GPE Rally to Support Haiti’s Youth with an Ambitious Education Revival Plan Amidst Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, April 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a powerful response to the acute humanitarian crisis gripping H... |
| 25.04.2024 | Entenda o que é e a quem se destina o programa Acredita, do Governo Federal | O governo federal anunciou nesta semana o lançamento do Programa Acredita, uma iniciativa multifacetada destinada a ampliar o acesso ao crédito no Brasil. Com o potencial de destravar até R$ 30 bilhões em crédito, o programa visa incentivar... |
| 20.04.2024 | Multilateral Development Banks deepen collaboration to deliver as a system | ©IADB
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The leaders of 10 multilateral development banks (MDBs) today announced joint steps to work more effectively as a system and increase the impact and scale of their wo... |
| 15.04.2024 | IDB Invest Meets with Investors to Present its New Business Model and Capital Increase | MEXICO CITY, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IDB Invest launched a global roadshow with investors to present its new business model and capital increase recently approved by its Board of Governors. The first event took place at the BIVA Stoc... |
| 20.03.2024 | IDB Lab launches Gateway program to scale startups from Latin America and the Caribbean in the US | Apply by April 18th
The Gateway program will act as a bridge between both hemispheres, making it easier for companies from the United States to find opportunities in the south
We welcome the program to our vibrant tech ecosystem. Our strong... |
| 16.11.2023 | Incofin Foundation partners with IDB Lab and GSMA to support agtech solutions for smallholder farmers in Latin America | Incofin Foundation, a private foundation established in 2021 by Incofin Investment Management with the purpose of scaling social and environmental impact that complements the return of its investments, has recently launched a project funded... |
| 21.06.2023 | After a decades-long fight against malaria, Belize is certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization | The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Belize for achieving malaria elimination, a significant milestone more than 70 years in the making. Margaret Reilly McDonnell, Executive Director of United to Beat Malaria: “Today, we celebr... |
| 13.06.2023 | Latin America Shows Investment Promise—But Challenges Remain | Ecuadorian-American serial entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of Kushki, a payment infrastructure company in Latin America. |
| 28.02.2023 | A Strategy To “Future-Proof” Some Of Our Favorite Foods | We shouldn't take the future supply of treats like these chocolate peanut butter cups for grantedgetty |
| 13.02.2023 | QUASH.ai lands $3.7M seed round to expand Latin American credit platform | Facebook
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Assessing creditworthiness is tricky business, especially for traditional financial institutions that lack the technology and insights to understand credit risks. This could leave money on ... |
| 24.01.2023 | Coffee and Chocolate Drive Deforestation and Human Rights Violations. Can the Industries Change? | 8 Mins Read The world loves coffee and chocolate. But both are linked to two big problems: deforestation and ongoing human rights violations. What will it take for the industries to change their ways for good?
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| 16.11.2022 | Miami is becoming a hub for cross-border payments – here’s how | Facebook
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Our international finance and crypto prowess has led the Magic City to become a hotspot for innovators working to make it easier to send money abroad
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| 03.11.2022 | The Silent Quantum Threat To Web3 Cyber Resilience | IBM Q System One Quantum (Photo by Misha Friedman/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| 21.10.2022 | 2022 Wolfram Innovator Award Winners Announced at the Wolfram Technology Conference | Wolfram Innovator Award Winners with Stephen Wolfram
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (PRWEB) October 21, 2022
Wolfram technologies have long been a major force in many areas of industry and research. Leaders in many top organizations and institutions have ... |
| 04.10.2022 | Nestlé launches NESCAFÉ Plan 2030 to help drive regenerative agriculture, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve farmers' livelihoods | VEVEY, Switzerland, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NESCAFÉ, Nestlé's largest coffee brand and one of the world's favorite coffees, outlined today its extensive plan to help make coffee farming more sustainable: the NESCAFÉ Plan 2030. The bran... |
| 28.06.2022 | Coffee… minus the beans? Atomo raises $40m to build out ‘planet-friendly’ beanless coffee business | The latest cash injection - from S2G Ventures, AgFunder, and Horizons Ventures – will support manufacturing scale up, distribution, and ongoing R&D work at the firm, which is also working on a ground product for launch in 2023.
While At... |
| 28.06.2022 | BREAKING: AgFunder, S2G Ventures & Horizon Ventures invest $40m into ‘beanless’ coffee startup Atomo | [Disclosure: AgFunder is AFN’s parent company.] Foodtech startup Atomo has closed a $40 million Series A round and officially launched the first of its “beanless” molecular coffee products to consumers. AgFunder, S2G Ventures and Horizon Ve... |
| 17.03.2022 | What is public purpose technology and why does it matter right now? | Dr. Johannes Lenhard
Sometime last year, in one of my many calls with VC investors, I spoke to someone based in Denmark who had reached out to learn more about my research on VC ethics. He explained his investment thesis in detail as well a... |
| 11.02.2022 | The Inter-American Development Bank - IDB Launches Australian Dollar Education, Youth, and Employment (EYE) Bond for Taiju Life | The Inter-American Development Bank ('IDB' or 'IADB'), rated Aaa/AAA (Moody's/S&P), priced a new 1.5-year fixed rate bond in Australian Dollar under the Education, Youth, and Employment ('EYE') Bond program.
Taiju Life Insurance Company... |
| 09.02.2022 | IDB Launches Australian Dollar Sustainable Development Bond for Sumitomo Life | The Inter-American Development Bank ('IDB' or 'IADB'), rated Aaa/AAA (Moody's/S&P), priced a new 10-year fixed rate Sustainable Development Bond (SDB) in Australian Dollar highlighting Climate Action.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company is ... |
| 13.01.2022 | IDB Lab Invests in Colombian Startup to Teach English to Manual Workers | The initiative seeks better job opportunities for vulnerable populations
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will provide financial support to Slang, the Colombian educational technology startup ... |
| 13.01.2022 | More trust will power a stronger recovery in Latin America and Caribbean: IDB report | Lack of trust shown to undermine firm growth and innovation.
Report calls for key reforms to promote trust and boost post-COVID recovery.
Dealing with power and information asymmetries needed to improve trust.
Increasing trust is key to a m... |
| 23.12.2021 | France, IDB Promote the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Forests in Latin America | The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and France are pleased to announce the financing of new projects that will provide benefits for livelihoods, economic recovery, and the conservation, preservation and restoration of tropical forests... |
| 20.12.2021 | IDB Closes Year with Nearly $20 Billion in New Financing for Latin America & Caribbean | Total is second highest in the history of the IDB and IDB Invest and is helping countries address COVID-19, strengthen supply chains, invest in digitalization, build climate-change resilience, reduce gender inequality, and help small compan... |
| 15.12.2021 | IDB launches call for proposals for urban challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean | The deadline for accepting proposals to the challenge "Cities for All" is February 6th, 2022
Call for proposals seeks challenges that can be solved through experimentation processes
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), throu... |
| 14.12.2021 | The IDB launches new Environmental and Social Policy Framework | The IDB has launched a new Environmental and Social Policy Framework (ESPF) as part of its commitment to help achieve sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The policy framework sets world class standards that IDB proje... |
| 13.12.2021 | Chile launches new platform to enhance public investment transparency with IDB support | BIP Data platform offers user-friendly, simple public investment data to citizens and decision makers
Chile's Ministry of Social Development and Family today launched BIP Data, a platform developed with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)... |
| 09.12.2021 | Brazil to Boost Agricultural Sector Sustainability with IDB Support | IDB APPROVES CONDITIONAL CREDIT LINE OF UP TO $1.2 BILLION TO SPUR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND RESILIENCE
NORTHEAST REGION IS FIRST TO BENEFIT FROM PROGRAM WITH $230 MILLION LOAN
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a cr... |
| 09.12.2021 | PPP Americas Event Highlights Infrastructure Needs and Opportunities in the LAC Region | SÃO PAULO - In the challenging context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launches the 10th edition of PPP Americas, the principal forum on public-private partnerships in Latin America and the Caribb... |
| 30.11.2021 | IDB Lab Invites Women Entrepreneurs to Lead LAC's Economic Recovery, host WeXchange Forum | The forum will be the first of its kind, LAC Women Founders Accelerator program, to highlight Women entrepreneurs and was developed by IDB Lab, WeXchange and Google, with the collaboration of the Mexican entrepreneurship hub, Centraal.
This... |
| 29.11.2021 | IDB Inter American Development Bank : Announces Settlement with Tractebel Engineering S.A. Regarding Prohibited Practices | The IDB has announced the debarment of Belgian-based entity Tractebel Engineering S.A. (TE Belgium), a société anonyme organized and existing under the laws of Belgium, registered in the BCE (Crossroad Bank of Enterprises) under the number ... |
| 18.11.2021 | Ecuador to Foster Economic Recovery with Support from $500 Million IDB Loan | Ecuador will promote economic recovery, macroeconomic stability, and social protection with assistance from a $500 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The program was structured under the Special Development Lending... |
| 17.11.2021 | Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean rebound despite pandemic | Intraregional sales achieve a solid increase
Tourism and travel suffer a steep decline; knowledge-based services show resilience
Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean increased 31.2 percent in the first semester of 2021, driven by th... |
| 12.11.2021 | IDB, Spain's Justice Ministry Join Forces to Digitalize Judicial Systems in LAC | IDB President and Spain's Justice Minister Sign Memorandum of Understanding to advance transformation and digitalization of justice systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, tapping into Spain's ample experience in the matter.
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| 08.11.2021 | 4 ways to ensure Latin America’s growing pot of capital drives long-term growth | Sebastián Vidal Contributor
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Sebastián Vidal is the chief innovation officer at Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and former executive director at parallel18.
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| 08.11.2021 | IDB Lab Participates in a Pioneering Fund to Help Finance Climate Change Adaptation | The first regional microfinance loan fund for climate change adaptation will go to rural areas of Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, and Central American countries.
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has pa... |
| 03.11.2021 | IDB, Germany, and the Netherlands to Promote Sustainable Development in the Amazon | $35 million pledge will support IDB's Amazon Initiative
Glasgow - Representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the governments of Germany and the Netherlands announced today a new partnership to promote sustainable lan... |
| 02.11.2021 | IDB Leads Multilateral Development Banks to Boost Nature-Based Investments | International institutions signed an IDB led joint-statement at COP26 and announce plan to mainstream nature into policies, analysis, and investments
Glasgow - Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) led by the Inter-American Development Bank... |
| 01.11.2021 | IDB Launches Plan of Action to Fully Align Operations with Paris Agreement by 2023 | Alignment will help 26 borrowing member countries meet their own commitments to combat climate change
Glasgow - The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today announced that its loans and projects will be fully aligned with the Paris clima... |
| 26.10.2021 | IDB Lab Partners with Circulate Capital to Combat Ocean-Bound Plastics | The innovation lab for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, IDB Lab, announces a USD$4 million investment commitment, along with an additional technical cooperation grant of $500,000, to support innovative solutions to tackle th... |
| 13.10.2021 | IDB Announces Punta del Este, Uruguay, as Host of 2022 Annual Meeting | The Bank's annual meeting will spotlight post pandemic economic recovery, climate change and private sector investment in the region among other key priorities included in Vision 2025
The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American D... |
| 08.10.2021 | GCF Approves the Establishment of Amazon Bioeconomy Fund to Partner with IDB Initiative | The $600 million facility will include $279 million investment funds from GCF and be one of the financing vehicles of the IDB´s Amazon Initiative, benefiting six Amazon countries
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved the Am... |
| 06.10.2021 | IDB Lab and Google Announce the First Batch of the LAC Women Founders Accelerator Program | The program's Demo Day will take place during the IX WeXchange Forum, to be held virtually on December 1-2
WeXchange, the IDB Lab platform that connects women entrepreneurs in STEM from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with mentors and... |
| 05.10.2021 | IDB Lab and the IDB announce the results of the Silver Economy Challenge | Nine proposals are selected to design their projects to help improve the inclusion of older persons
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with its innovation laboratory, IDB Lab, have announced the results of the Silver Economy Innovati... |
| 15.09.2021 | NYSE and Intrinsic Exchange Group announce a new asset class to power a sustainable future | Natural Asset Companies, or NACs, will list and trade on the NYSE, creating a new market whose assets generate trillions of dollars in ecosystem services annually
IEG founding investors include the Inter-American Development Bank and Rockef... |
| 23.08.2021 | IDB Lab and Google Launch Acceleration Program for Women Entrepreneurs in STEM | Twenty women-led startups will be selected to participate in the customized LAC Women Founders Accelerator program
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank, joins Google in LAC Women Founders Accelerator, an... |
| 17.08.2021 | IDB Inter American Development Bank : Group announces the finalists for the 2021 Superheroes of Development Initiative | The IDB Group announced today the eight finalists for the fourth edition of its Superheroes of Development Award, which recognizes creative and innovative solutions in the execution of development projects financed by the IDB Group in Latin... |
| 29.07.2021 | A new tool to track how countries use exclusion to promote integrity and achieve best value | Exclusion is a tool commonly available to governments to protect their procurement systems from fraudulent or corrupt suppliers and reduce performance risk. But despite the prevalence of this mechanism - which has many labels, including 'de... |
| 15.07.2021 | IDB Inter American Development Bank : Chile to continue strengthening public integrity and transparency systems with IDB support | Chile will continue to boost public integrity and transparency by strengthening and consolidating its legal framework and the institutional mechanisms for its implementation with a $50 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development... |
| 29.06.2021 | IDB, JP Morgan and HundrED Spotlight the Top 15 Innovations Fostering 21st Century Skills | Findings from the Spotlight Report on 21st Century Skills in Latin America and the Caribbean released highlighting innovations all of whom feature citizenship education and social and emotional learning programs.
The Inter-American Developm... |
| 24.06.2021 | IDB's Miami-LAC event showcases growing tech opportunities with Latin America & Caribbean | Event is first step in IDB's broader plan to build a digital bridge between Miami and the region
South Florida's vast network of startups, venture capital firms and investors offers unique opportunity to jumpstart growth
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| 23.06.2021 | Why I was scared to see the documentary about the fall of the founder of WeWork | June 23, 2021 8 min read
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| 03.06.2021 | IDB Inter American Development Bank : Latin America trade recovers from pandemic impacts | The value of exports from Latin America grew 8.9 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in the previous year, consolidating a change in trend after the contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from... |
| 27.05.2021 | 13th International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, May 27th | The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) hard. Confronted with high human and socioeconomic costs, governments have implemented targeted national responses to mitigate impacts and support the recovery. However, so... |
| 21.05.2021 | UPDATED: ProducePay scores $43m Series C funding from VCs, development banks | Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 21, 2021, to provide comment from ProducePay founder Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck.
Online ag marketplace ProducePay has raised $43 million in a Series C round co-led by Silicon Valley-based firm G... |
| 20.05.2021 | BREAKING: ProducePay scores $43m Series C funding from VCs, development banks | Online ag marketplace ProducePay has raised $43 million in a Series C round co-led by Silicon Valley-based firm G2VP, the World Bank‘s International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Inter-American Development Bank‘s IDB Invest.
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| 20.05.2021 | IDB Launches its First Virtual Art Exhibition | 'Legacy' highlights the cultural richness and diversity of Latin America and the Caribbean through the works of 17 established and emergent artists.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is launching Legacy: Recent Acquisitions of the ... |
| 19.05.2021 | IDB Group launches new edition of Superheroes of Development awards for its clients | In its fourth edition, the call for proposals will be virtual and will be open until june 18, 2021.
The yearly Superheroes of Development award will once again recognize the executing agencies, borrowers or clients of projects financed by t... |
| 06.05.2021 | Costa Rica to push fiscal reforms to promote growth with support from IDB | Costa Rica will press ahead with its structural fiscal reforms program aimed at boosting fiscal management efficiency and equity and promoting sustainable economic recovery with two loans totaling $500 million approved by the Inter-American... |
| 04.05.2021 | IDB Lab and Cubo Itaú launch "BID ao Cubo" | 'BID ao Cubo' is a training and immersion program in the Brazilian market for Latin American and Caribbean startups
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and Cubo Itaú, the Brazilian hub for the pr... |
| 27.04.2021 | IDB and IDB Invest launch the Green Bond Transparency Platform | An innovative digital tool that brings greater transparency to Latin America and the Caribbean green bond market in a bid to scale up green financing for the region
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest announces the laun... |
| 20.04.2021 | Peru will boost competitiveness through road network improvement with help from IDB | The program will benefit 4.1 million people living in locations throughout the 39 provinces adjoining departmental road network's road corridors.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$114.3 million loan to improve and ... |
| 13.04.2021 | IDB Inter American Development Bank : Pivot Movement Launches the Pivot Book and Music Video | We can now visualise what the Caribbean could be like in 2040, through the new book, 'Pivot: The Future Makers'. The book brings to life nine moonshots or big ideas for regional transformation created at the first Pivot Event. It was launch... |
| 09.04.2021 | IDB launches summit to highlight the role of art and culture in the post-pandemic world | 'Healing a Broken World will take place on April 22nd and 23rd, 2021. This virtual summit will address the power of culture in repairing our communities and reimaging our post-pandemic future'.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is l... |
| 01.04.2021 | Paraguay to strengthen transparency and efficiency of public resource management | Paraguay will continue to seek greater transparency in order to boost efficiency of public resource management with a $250 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The project is the second of two consecutive oper... |
| 22.03.2021 | A partnership with purpose | Editor’s note: Paula Santilli is CEO at PepsiCo Latin America, PepsiCo, based in Mexico City. The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AFN.
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| 06.08.2020 | Plant-Based Diet Shift Could Bring 19 Million Jobs To Latin America | 86 1
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| 31.07.2020 | A Shift To Plant-Based Diets Would Create 19 Million Jobs In Latin America & The Caribbean | A joint study by the International Labour Organisation and the Inter-American Development Bank has revealed that decarbonisation, or a transition to a net-zero emission economy, would create 22.5 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribb... |
| 28.10.2019 | Inter-American Development Bank to Pilot Land Registries on Blockchain | After years of talking about it, the Inter-American Development Bank is for the first time testing out a blockchain for land registries.
Next month, the global organization will embark on a two-year project to put land registration and lend... |
| 08.02.2019 | Cabify capta $70M (€61,5M) del BID para impulsar su actividad en Latinoamérica | 08/02/2019
CABIFY CAPTA $70 MILLONES (€61,5 MILLONES) DEL BID PARA IMPULSAR SU ACTIVIDAD EN LATINOAMÉRICA.
Cabify, participada por la entidad de capital riesgo (venture capital) Seaya Ventures entre otros, ha logrado un préstamo de $70 mi... |
| 03.12.2018 | Three tips to scale in FinTech | The accelerated growth of financial technology products and services in Latin America in recent years is no great surprise. A few months ago, we published our study on this, and Finnovista and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) confi... |
| 23.07.2018 | The tech investment wave has reached Latin America | Gonzalo Costa Contributor
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| 22.02.2018 | Jalisco Talent Land: la mayor fiesta de talento del mundo | February 22, 2018 6 min read
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El profe Julio hace videotutoriales de matemáticas y física para su canal de Youtube, el de mayor audiencia en su giro a nivel globa... |
| 27.08.2017 | In Pursuit of Business Growth In Latin America (II/II): Competitiveness through technology | As we published in our last blogpost, business growth in Latin America implies, besides turning social and economic gaps into opportunities, increasing the competitiveness of Latin American companies through technology.
Technology has enab... |
| 10.08.2017 | Peru is on a bid to catch up with its innovative Latin American neighbors | Victoria Stunt Contributor
Victoria Stunt is a LatAm-based journalist and a writer at ESPACIO, an incubator in Medellin.
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