World Bank grants its first-ever $500 mln emergency credit line to help the government respond to natural disasters and other calamities
Category: International Financial Institutions
Posted inDaily Brief
Colombia takes $57-bln project portfolio to US
The Espriella government seeks investors for 86 projects to revive the country’s sluggish economy
Posted inDaily BriefIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Reformers rewarded as shocks test LatAm: Bangkok wrap
Soaring yields, an oil price shock and a looming Super El Niño dominated the IMF/World Bank meetings, but investors and lenders came away encouraged by the region’s turn toward orthodox policy
Posted inDaily Brief
Daycoval, EDP turn to IFC for financing
Brazilian lender requests an A/B loan, as the Portuguese energy company secures funding for projects in the region
Posted inDaily BriefIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Bolivia wins IMF praise as $1.9 billion program gets underway
IMF official commends “courageous policy action” by Paz administration to secure Bolivia’s first Fund facility in more than two decades
Posted inEconomy & PolicyIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Oil price resurgence heightens subsidies trade-off
Some LatAm governments have cushioned the impact of subsidies on their finances by sacrificing badly needed investments
Posted inDaily Brief
Banco Pine seeks IFC loan
Brazilian bank requests a two-tranche loan to support lending program to small businesses
Posted inThe LatAm ViewIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
External shocks ‘the new normal’ for small economies
Paraguay has emerged as an example of how a small economy can withstand an adverse external environment thanks to orthodox policies
Posted inThe LatAm ViewIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Countries eye intraregional trade amid tariff uncertainty
Adding value to exports and boosting intraregional trade could help mitigate tariff-related disruption and commodity price volatility
Posted inCaribbeanIMF/World Bank Bangkok 2026
Caribbean states grapple with energy, geopolitical pressure
Growth and investment are being threatened by soaring diesel prices, trade restrictions and pressure to end citizen-by-investment programs, say officials