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Across diverse areas of economies and societies, and from metropolises to remote villages, the IDB Group helped improve millions of lives in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024.
Our new Impact Report captures the benefits of our investments and the early results of the IDBImpact+ agenda to boost the impact and scale of our results.
Highlights include:
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3.3 million small businesses received financial and/or other support.
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2.6 million people gained access to broadband service.
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940,000 people obtained new or improved access to safe drinking water and/or sanitation.
The report also shows an upward trajectory in results achieved at the end of IDB projects, while IDB Invest surpassed its targets.
Crucially, the IDB Group is also mobilizing private capital more effectively, attracting $9.6 billion in direct third-party financing last year.
Access the report here.
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The Stories Behind the Results |
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Peru has become an agricultural powerhouse, with exports soaring from under $750 million in 2002 to $12.3 billion last year. Click to learn how.
Honduras had the highest homicide rate in the world in 2011. By 2023, the figure had dropped by 64%. Click to find out more.
And in Brazil, three major cities were transformed to better withstand extreme weather, benefiting 500,000+ residents. Learn more here.
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Imagine making a $1 investment in Latin America and the Caribbean and unlocking multiples of that amount – to improve the lives of as many people as possible. That’s what we aim to achieve, with a greater focus on the private sector than ever.
Learn more here.
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More than 200,000 vulnerable youth will receive job opportunities or social services, helping them stay out of violence.
Mexico: Supporting Innovative Microcredit
IDB Lab’s first venture-debt operation in Latin America will help bring financial technology to underserved areas.
The country will build capacity to plan, coordinate, and evaluate national, regional, and local policy, adding value to public investments.
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About a decade ago, only 46% of Guatemala’s young children were enrolled in pre-primary education, amid a shortage of classrooms and learning materials and gaps in teacher preparation.
Today, after coordinated investments in infrastructure, training, and technology, there is a 19% increase in access to early education. Students’ reading and math abilities have improved by .32 and .20 standard deviations, respectively.
The long-term result? Individuals and communities better equipped for a brighter future.
Learn more here about our investments in human capital.
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is devoted to improving lives across Latin America and the Caribbean, working with the region’s public sector to design and enable impactful, innovative solutions for sustainable and inclusive development. Leveraging financing, technical expertise, and knowledge, it promotes growth and well-being in 26 countries. IDB Invest is a multilateral development bank committed to promoting economic development of the region through the private sector, providing innovative financial solutions and advisory services. IDB Lab
is the innovation and venture-capital arm of the IDB, leveraging financing, knowledge, and connections to support early-stage entrepreneurship and activate innovative markets. |
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