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How to Create Jobs in the Caribbean: From Payment Delays to Payroll Growth
Discover a pathway that speeds up payments, unlocks cash flow, and empowers Caribbean entrepreneurs to take more orders and hire.
Facing the Storm: How IDB Invest Supports Caribbean Private Sector Resilience
IDB Invest is partnering with the Green Climate Fund to help Caribbean businesses better withstand future climate shocks through blended finance and technical assistance.
Digital Innovation Expands Financing for Women-Led SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Loans and disbursements approved in less than 24 hours, enabled by artificial intelligence, and early invoice payments powered by fintech solutions are transforming access to credit for MSMEs, especially those led by women.
Financial Health Bridges Access and Impact to Catalyze Prosperity
A new era of services is emerging, characterized by innovation, purpose, and measurable impact. Building on a strong foundation of microfinance and expanded access, IDB Invest is at the forefront of shaping the future of finance in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Strengthening Impact Measurement and Management to Attract New Investors
To attract impact investors, fund managers increasingly recognize the need to measure and demonstrate the impact of their investments credibly. IDB Invest is working with fund managers in Latin America and the Caribbean to build their impact measurement and management capacity from the ground up.
Guide to a Blue Economy that Benefits Communities in the Caribbean
Besides having a positive environmental impact and protecting the natural capital, the use of ocean resources by the small island developing States in the Caribbean should also foster inclusive growth, fair employment, and community well-being.
Sustainable Investment to Unlock Amazonia’s Potential
Fostering sustainable value chains, enhancing regulatory frameworks, and promoting inclusive business models could mitigate risks for private investors while ensuring economic activities benefit the region’s biodiversity and local communities. An attractive prospect for all stakeholders.
Insurance, Technology, and a $267 Billion Opportunity
Driven by technological advancements, a significant untapped market, and collaboration between traditional companies and startups, Latin America and the Caribbean's insurtech sector is primed to boost growth, enhance financial inclusion and foster resilience.
Outcome-Based Financing Rewards Investors Upon Achieving Impact
IDB Invest’s team has implemented almost 50 operations of this kind in Latin America and the Caribbean for $247.81 million in blended finance and an additional $16.74 billion mobilized.
