Latin America & the Caribbean |
The Bank has adapted it's regional strategy to meet the increasingly diverse and sophisticated needs of its partner countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. For middle-income countries, the Bank offers an integrated package of services, including analysis and advice, country dialogue, new financial products , and assistance with the implementation of financed projects. For low-income countries, the Bank provides concessional financing, donor coordination, and specialized support for fragile states.
| The Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean - Strategic Priorities | |||
| Growth and Jobs | Social Inequality | Governance | Global |
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Improving investment climate Increasing investment in infrastructure Deepening financial systems Increasing innovation |
Reduce poverty and inequality Improving equality of opportunities Improve quality and delivery in education and health Provide comprehensive and affordable social protection Support direct anti-poverty programs (CCT’s) |
Building inclusive and effective institutions Improving efficiency and targeting of public spending Increasing accountability for service delivery Reducing corruption Monitoring and evaluating results |
Climate change Migration and remittances Trade negotiations Crime and violence Energy HIV/AIDs |
The World Bank Group provided $4.6 billion in financing for Latin America and the Caribbean in fiscal 2007. Except for a small amount of IDA credits ($132 million) and an even smaller amount of IDA grants ($68 million), the financing took the form of IBRD loans. The largest borrowers—Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru—contracted loans totaling $3.6 billion for 26 projects in public health, infrastructure, education, and rural development. During the year, Haiti reached the decision point of the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, qualifying for some $212.9 million in debt relief.....more about our work in the Region
LAC Results in Action is a library of written briefs, videos, and other materials that report on the results of World Bank financed activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. You can search this library by country or by sector.
The library aims is to share knowledge about how people's lives have changed and how institutions are performing better, as a result of Bank-funded projects and technical assistance. The "Results in Action" library is part of a broad effort by the World Bank to manage by and for results and to help its clients to strengthen their own monitoring and evaluation of development effectiveness.
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