International Finance Institutions

The IDB is an financial institution that finances
development projects in Latin America and the
Caribbean, it was established in 1959 and it
supports economic, social and regional
development by financing goverments and
government agencies. Its actual president is
Luis Alberto Moreno and it has 26 countries that
receive financing and 22 countries that give
finance

Borrowing Countries:
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haití
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela

Non Borrowing Countries:
Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States

The CAF is a development bank that stimulates
sustainable development and regional integration
by financing projects in the public and private
sectors in Latin America and providing technical
cooperation and specialized services, it was established
in 1968 and its actual president is Luis Carranza and it
has 19 member states

Member States:
Argentina
Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela

The FLAR is an international financial institution
that forms part of the Andean System of Integration
and its purpose is to help the trade balance of its
member states with finance, help to coordinate
economic policies and to provide administration
services to the foreign currencies of its member states.
It was established in 1978 and its current president is
José Darío Uribe, it has 8 member states

Member States:
Bolivia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela

The IMF is an international institution that foster
global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability,
facilitate international trade, promote high employment
and sustainable economic growth and reducing poverty
around the world using the World Bank resources for
financing. It was established in 1945 and its actual
director is Christine Lagarde. Actually, 189 countries are
part of the IMF

The World Bank is an international financial institution
that provides loans and grants to the governments of
poorer countries for the purpose of pursuing capital
projects. It comprises 2 smaller institutions: the IBRD
and the IDA. Its most recent objective is the reduction
of poverty. Its current president is David Malpass and
it has 189 member states

Eximbank is the official export credit agency of the US
federal government. The Eximbank provides loans, guarantee
and insurance products intended to aid the export of American
goods and services, it also creates and sustain jobs by
financing sales of American exports to international buyers. Its was established in 1934 and its actual chairman and president is Charles Hall.

The BLADEX serves to the Latin American market attending to the capitalization needs of other banks in the Region, as well as providing financing to large and medium-sized corporations to support their business operations. It was established in 1979 and its president is Gabriel Tolchinsky

Member States:
Argentina
Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haití
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Dominican Republic
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela

The IFC is an international finance institution part of
the World Bank Group that offers investment, advisory
and asset management services to ecourage private
sector development in less developed countries. Its purpose
is to create opportunities for people to escape poverty and
achieve better living standards by mobilizing financial
resources for private enterprise. It was established in 1956,
it has 184 member states and it current president is Philippe
Le Houérou