US Senator urges Haiti debt relief

2010-02-22T15:13:23Z

<div><p>The Inter-American Development Bank, Haiti's leading single creditor, should agree to a debt moratorium to help the quake-ravaged country recover, a US Senator said Monday.</p><p>Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand urged

50th Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

2009-08-28T19:05:58Z

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez talks during a press conference held as part of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that ends today in Medellin, Colombia, on 31 March 2009. IDB, Paula Moreno, special guests of the 50th Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) attend an encounter with poor neighborhood musicians affected by violence and poverty in Medellin, Latin America and the Caribbean are well placed to emerge from the storm buffeting much of the global economy, multilateral lenders said here Friday while meeting with regional ministers.</p><p>The finance ministers gathered at Vina del Mar in Chile agreed to seek "a more active role f...

IDB Mexico loan to tackle swine flu, economy

2010-02-27T17:11:18Z

<div><p>The Inter-American Development Bank announced Thursday it would approve three billion dollars in loans for Mexico to fight the effects of the swine flu and the global economic crisis.</p><p>Mexico "is confronting these challenges in an effective, timely and transparent way," said Latin America in the next two years, a joint statement said Wednesday, in a bid to stem the global economic slowdown.</p><p>The World Bank, the I...

Clinton heads to Haiti, Dominican Rep

2010-03-03T03:22:59Z

<div><p>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves later Thursday for Haiti and the Dominican Republic before heading to a Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago.</p><p>Clinton, due to stop fir...

Hillary Clinton Speaks At An Inter-American Development Bank Conf. On Haiti

2009-04-14T08:08:57Z

WASHINGTON - APRIL 14: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is greeted while arriving at the Inter-American Development Bank April 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Clinton is scheduled to visit

Haiti donors to meet in Washington on April 14

2010-03-03T06:30:01Z

<div><p>Haiti and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said Thursday they would convene an international donors conference for the tiny poverty-wracked nation in Washington on April 14.</p><p>"The conference will focus the international comm...

50th Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank

2009-04-03T13:11:19Z

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez smiles during a press conference following the 50th Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that ends in Medellin, Colombia, on 31 March 2009. IDB, MEDELLIN, March 31, 2009 -- Delegates attend the closing ceremony of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)'s 50th annual assembly in Medellin, second largest city of Colombia, March 30, 2009. The assembly ended on Monday noon, with a pledge to review the need for the re-capitalization of the I...

(2)COLOMBIA-MEDELLIN-IDB-ASSEMBLY-CLOSE

2009-04-02T17:55:52Z

090331) -- MEDELLIN, March 31, 2009 -- Colombian President Alberto Uribe(L), Colombian Financial Minister Oscar Zuluaga (C) and President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Luis Alberto Moreno attend the closing ceremony of the MEDELLIN, March 31, 2009 -- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno addresses the closing ceremony of the IDB's 50th annual assembly in Medellin, second largest city of Colombia, March 30, 2009. The a...

50th assembly of the Inter-American Development Bank

2009-04-01T04:35:47Z

President of the Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno (L) watches as outgoing Secretary of the Assembly of the Inter-American Development Bank Timothy Geithner (R) shakes hands with new Secreta...

US in favor of boosting IDB capital: Geithner

2010-03-03T12:23:14Z

<div><p>The United States supports increasing the Inter-American Development Bank's lending capacity, but only after it meets certain conditions, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told the IDB's general assembly.</p><p>"To help...

US in favour of boosting IDB capital: Geithner

2010-03-03T12:34:06Z

US Treasury chief to attend IDB meeting in Colombia

2010-03-03T13:11:50Z

<div><p>US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is to participate in the Inter-American Development Bank's general assembly in Medellin, Colombia March 27 to 31, his office said Friday.</p><p&gt...

Mortgage mess sinks development bank portfolio

2010-03-01T23:12:59Z

<div id="subtitle">International development bank bet heavily on mortgage debt, saw $1.9B loss to portfolio</div><div><p>The Inter-American Development Bank, the largest lender for projects including roads and power plants in Latin America, lost $1.9 billion on mortgages and other securities...

China's Central Bank and IDB Sign Staff Pact

2009-04-20T21:18:08Z

Feb 03, 2009 - Beijing, China - China's central bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Inter-American Development Bank for cooperation between staff. China joined the IDB on January 12 and contributed USD 350 million to the bank, which supports Latin American and Beijing, China - ZHOU XIAOCHUN (L), governor of People's Bank of China, and LUIS ALBERTO MORENO (R), president of

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