President approves the financing from the IBRD after it passed the Senate
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World Bank praises LatAm’s response to US tariffs
Bank’s chief economist for the region says efforts to diversify exports have been impressive, though trade uncertainty has hurt investment
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Guatemala, Costa Rica pick up loans
World Bank lends a total of $730 mln for disaster response efforts and to boost fiscal management
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Argentina gets multilateral funding boost
World Bank pledges to accelerate lending and IDB reaffirms support for the country following Trump-Milei meeting
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Guatemala, Honduras pick up loans
The World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank approve financing for Guatemala and Honduras respectively
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World Bank names new LatAm head
Cordeiro Guerra rejoins lender after leading strategy on fiscal and economic programs at the IDB and heading Brazilian statistics agency
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World Bank appoints new Brazil director
International development veteran Cécile Fruman succeeds Johannes Zutt
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Argentina takes out IBRD loan
World Bank Group division to fund government jobs program as sovereign continues to rely on multilateral banks for funds
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Neuquén seeks infrastructure funds
Governor says shale-rich province is in talks with multilateral lenders about funding public works projects
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IDB to sell Amazon bonds
The IDB and World Bank also publish guidelines for governments and institutions wanting to issue such notes