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Financial Health: Driving Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
According to the latest Global Findex database, the proportion of adults in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with account ownership rose from 39% in 2011 to over 75% in 2025. This increase was driven by the rise of digital-first financial service providers, expanded government transfers, and innovations that enhance the value proposition, such as the growth of e-commerce and instant payment systems in countries like Brazil, Peru, and Costa Rica.
IDB Invest and the New Push for the Private Sector in Paraguay
Imagine investing in a portfolio of projects in a country with sustained economic growth, low inflation, abundant clean energy, and preferential access to a regional market of 270 million consumers. That country is Paraguay, where IDB Invest has committed to mobilizing up to $1 billion to support strategic private-sector projects that drive sustainable development.
Energy and Transport Infrastructure: Projects Driving Jobs and Transforming Communities
IDB Invest works to boost job creation through the private sector and ensure these opportunities reach areas with the potential to develop new productive sectors and generate formal employment. Financing energy and transport infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean has been crucial for creating quality jobs and increasing women's workforce participation.
Energy Efficiency Means Investment Opportunities for Technological Companies
Digitalization offers economic and sustainable benefits, driving efficiency, resilience and innovation in telecommunications, with key opportunities in infrastructure, responsible investment and multi-sector strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In the Face of Sustainability Challenges, Strong Governance Begins in the Boardroom
Boards of Directors must lead mitigation strategies, embedding long-term planning and innovation into risk oversight. IDB Invest empowers directors to transform climate governance into resilience, opportunity, and competitive advantage across diverse sectors.
36,000 Transactions That Transformed Regional Trade
Since 2005, the Trade Finance Facilitation Program has promoted financial inclusion, trade resilience, and regional integration among countries through financial solutions, strengthening local capacities, and promoting sustainability.
Four Areas Ports Can Work on to Successfully Navigate the Future
Integrating MSMEs, enhancing synergies, promoting environmental sustainability, and fostering women’s participation and leadership are crucial to ensuring ports in Latin America and the Caribbean's long-term growth, innovation, and contribution to economic diversification, thereby benefiting natural capital and local economies.
Six Cutting-Edge Technologies to Accelerate Financial Health
Financial services in Latin America and the Caribbean are recognizing the business opportunity to better support clients’ ability to manage day-to-day finances, navigate shocks, and invest in their future. Key technologies could make a big difference.
Restoring Brazil's Rainforest Can Power an Environmental and Economic Transformation
A new publication by IDB Invest and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) reveals that restoring land in the Brazilian Amazon is a viable and profitable alternative to traditional uses. Private-sector leadership is key to promoting solutions.
