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Making Every Dollar Count: Capital Management for Greater Development Impact

How IDB Invest optimizes its balance sheet to expand investment capacity through its Originate-to-Share model.

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Mi Ruta: Building Career Readiness for Young Women in Miches

In Miches, Dominican Republic, the Mi Ruta program equips young women with practical skills and provides mentorship to strengthen their professional development and ease their entry into the job market.

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How to Measure Job Creation in Development Projects

Development finance institutions need to know how many jobs their investments support and create, yet obtaining reliable data is a challenge. To address this, IDB Invest is piloting a new framework to measure the contribution of development project portfolios to employment in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Four Reasons Why Transparency is a Strategic Asset for Development Finance Institutions

Open access to information builds credibility, enhances outcomes, encourages collaboration, and attracts investment. For development finance institutions, transparency is not just a value, it’s a cornerstone for achieving sustainable progress while navigating complex financial and operational landscapes.

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The 'Silver Revolution' Transforms Challenges into Business Opportunities

Population aging is a global reality, and in the case of Latin America, it has become a trend that is full of possibilities for various sectors of the economy.

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Holidays 2.0: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean is a region greatly abundant in natural and cultural resources, with a huge potential to become a global benchmark in the tourism industry, driving economic growth and quality job creation in the region. Despite some setbacks, new customer behaviors and, especially, technology breakthroughs have brought about new opportunities for the industry.