In 2010 the Governors of the IDB approved two formal agreements -the "Cancun Declaration" and the "Report on the Ninth General Increase in the Resources of the Inter-American Development Bank"- leading to the Bank's Ninth General Capital Increase (IDB-9). These agreements tied IDB-9 to a series...

This paper presents information about IDB and Civil Society. This issue of PUENTES is therefore devoted largely to the ICIM and to the public consultation process related to it. It also provides information about projects and issues such as strategic environmental assessments, which are of...

This Policy Profile reaffirms the Bank's commitment to tranparency in all aspects of its operations and demonstrates to its clients, principally the countries of the Region that it serves, that it reflects the best practices that they have adopted in recent years. The Policy Profile stresses the...

As the selection of arbitrators and mediators is transparent and mutually agreed, their independence of any ties to the respective parties is ensured, promoting impartiality and professionalism on the part of those responsible for resolving the conflict.