President-elect meets with US officials, multilateral lenders to help resolve lack of dollars
Category: World Bank
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TFFF gets World Bank backing
Brazilian official says the initiative will become one of largest hedge funds in the world for protecting tropical forests
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World Bank reform draws cautious optimism amid push for private-sector financing
Restructuring aligns with a broader multilateral pivot towards mobilizing private capital
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IFC seeks to bolster power generation in Haiti
The private sector arm of the World Bank Group signed an agreement to increase renewable energy generation in Les Cayes
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LatAm GDP poised to undershoot growth imperative
The region likely will expand by 2.6% next year, but big challenges remain for picking up the pace, World Bank economist says
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Bolivia takes out irrigation loan
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