inter-american development bank Trump advisor elected new head of Inter-American Development Bank 13-09-2020 08:48 Mauricio Claver-Carone elected president of Inter-American Development Bank in vote, ending decades of Latin American leadership at institution.
inter-american development bank Trump's candidate inches closer to victory in race to lead IDB 10-09-2020 18:35 Mauricio Claver-Carone is inching closer to becoming head of the Inter-American Development Bank, after Mexico decided to pass up a potential boycott of Saturday’s vote.
inter-american development bank Latin American leaders accuse Trump of "imposing" his IDB candidate 27-08-2020 18:21 Leaders from Latin America and Spain have accused Donald Trump of seeking to "impose" his candidate to head the Inter-American Development.
inter-american development bank Trump’s pick for IDB top job says he wants to counter China's influence 27-08-2020 02:36 Mauricio Claver-Carone said the Washington-based bank could supplant Beijing as a go-to lender across the region at a time when Xi Jinping’s administration is pulling back.
inter-american development bank Siding with Trump, 17 nations reject delay to vote on IDB chief 18-08-2020 23:29 Seventeen nations – including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia – release letter rejecting attempts to delay vote on next chief of Inter-American Development Bank, complicating Argentina's hopes for their own candidate.
DIPLOMACY Trump's pick for top IDB job slams Argentina's 'obstruction' 12-08-2020 16:42 Mauricio Claver-Carone, US President Donald Trump's candidate to head the Inter-American Development Bank, claims he has the backing of the majority of Latin American countries and accuses Argentina of trying to "obstruct" his election.
BLOOMBERG Trump hits wall with bid to place ally at Inter-American Development Bank 09-08-2020 08:08 Mexico wants to delay election of a new chief for the Inter-American Development Bank, amid controversy over US President Donald Trump’s push to have a close ally at the helm of the institution.
TRAVEL & TOURISM Pandemic to deliver 'unprecedented' blow to tourism in Latin America, Caribbean 02-07-2020 03:21 Coronavirus pandemic to deliver "unprecedented blow" to tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank warns.
Inter-American Development Bank Testing tradition, Trump taps senior adviser to lead Latin bank 16-06-2020 23:00 Trump's hand-picked candidate, Mauricio Claver-Carone, looks likely to go head-to-head with Gustavo Beliz for the role, as US breaks with tradition of choosing a Latin American to lead the Inter-American Development Bank.
LATAM & THE PANDEMIC IDB: Latin America’s GDP could slump by 5.5% this year 11-04-2020 09:50 Argentina’s economy will shrink between five and seven percent, according to predictions, compared to projections of a 1.5% drop before the Covid-19 outbreak.
Bloomberg Top Trump official eyed for Inter-American Development Bank 17-02-2020 08:08 Mauricio Claver-Carone, the senior director of the NSC for Western Hemisphere Affairs, is being considered for the executive vice-president’s job at the IDB, according to reports.
PAYMENTS Difficult to find 'quick path forward' for Argentina, says IMF 26-09-2019 15:21 IMF officials refused to say Thursday when it will disburse last US$5.4 billion of loan to Argentina that was originally planned for mid-September, as reports suggest World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank may also delay payments.