Basic Facts: the IDB Group

1. Overview of the Inter-American Development BankIsabel HagbrinkPublic Information and Publishing Section Inter-American Development Bank

2. Basic Facts: the IDB Group • Founded in 1959, oldest and largest of the regional multilateral development banks • Largest source of development finance for Latin America • 46 Member countries - 26 Borrowing - 20 Non-borrowing Inter-American Development Bank

3. Basic Facts: the IDB Group • Expansion of membership in the 1970s • Establishment of the IIC (1989) and MIF (1992) and PRI (1994) • Approved over $ 125 billion in loans • Total cost of projects: $288 billion • In 2003, approved $6.8 billion; total disbursement of $8.06 billion Inter-American Development Bank

4. Institutional Strategy Priorities • Poverty Reduction & Social Equity • Sustainable Development & Growth 4 Pillars • Modernization of the State • Competitiveness • Social Sector Reform • Integration Inter-American Development Bank

5. Sectors of Activity Finance & Basic Infrastructure Sectors Energy Transportation Telecommunications Productive Agriculture Industry Social Education Health Urban Development Environment Water & Sanitation Reform Modernization of state and decentralization Inter-American Development Bank

6. Financial instruments • Investment loans - loans to fund specific, predefined activities (civil works, training, research, software, equipment) • Sector loans(alsoPolicy-Based loans, PBL)- fast disbursing loans in exchange for macro-economic and legal / institutional reforms • Emergency loans– generous loans that cope with financial crises and natural disasters • Technical cooperation loans & grants - Fund for Special Operations; Bank-administered Trust Funds; grants from the MIF for capacity building, market reforms, aid to competitiveness, etc. • Equity Investment,Guarantees & Syndications– PRI, IIC & MIF • Flexible lending instruments– innovation loans, sector facility loans and multiphase loans Inter-American Development Bank

7. IDB Organizational Chart Governors Executive Directors OVE President & Secretary MIF EVP Special Office in Office in Japan External Relations Auditor General Europe VPO - Administration LEG PRI SDS ITS FIN RE2 RE3 ROS RES DPP INT RE1 HRD Inter-American Development Bank

8. Regional Operations Departments Regional Departments (3) Country Division Country Office Finance and Social Program State & Civil Env. & Natural Basic Division Social Res. Manag. Infrastructure Div. Progr. Division Division Inter-American Development Bank

9. R e g i o n 1 R e g i o n 2 R e g i o n 3 Argentina Belize Barbados Bolivia Costa Rica Bahamas Brazil Dominican Republic Colombia Chile El Salvador Ecuador Paraguay Guatemala Guyana Uruguay Haiti Jamaica Honduras Peru Mexico Suriname Nicaragua Trinidad & Tobago Panama Venezuela Regional Operations Departments Inter-American Development Bank

10. Capital Shares & Voting Power Canada United States 4% Non- 30% Regional Countries 11% Japan Latin 5% America and the Caribbean 50% Inter-American Development Bank

11. Project Pipeline 2004 Agriculture Transportation & Others 6% Social Investment, Communication 10% Health & 12% Education Energy 23% 5% Environment 5% Sanitation & Urban Modernization of the Dev. State 14% 25% Inter-American Development Bank

12. Project Cycle Negotiation & Approval Execution & Supervision Analysis Programming Identification Preparation Borrower & Bank Borrower & Bank Borrower Bank Borrower & Bank Borrower & Bank 4-8 Years 1-2 Years Inter-American Development Bank

13. The Project Cycle: Contacts Inter-American Development Bank

14. Sources of Information from Your Computer ·IDB Homepage:www.iadb.org ·General Basic Facts: www.iadb.org/info/ Annual Report: www.iadb.org/aboutus/I/hi_ar.cfm?language=English Sectors and Topics: www.iadb.org/exr/topics/index.htm ·Procedures for Consultants, Goods and Civil Works Goods & Civil Works: www.iadb.org/exr/english/business_opp/bus_opp_procurement.htm Consulting: www.iadb.org/exr/english/business_opp/consult.htm ·Projects Project Information & Procurement notices : http://condc05.iadb.org/idbppi/asp/mainpage.asp Project Documents: www.iadb.org/exr/ENGLISH/PROJECTS/projectsdoc.htm Public Information Center: www.iadb.org/exr/pic/pictx.htm Publications: http://shop.iadb.org/iadbstore/ ·Events IDB Business Seminars: www.iadb.org/exr/bs/index.htm IDB-sponsored events: www.iadb.org/NEWS/DISPLAY/events.cfm?Language=English Inter-American Development Bank

15. Business Opportunities • Loans generate businesses 13,000 contracts per year • Civil Works, Equipment, Consultants • International Competitive Bidding • Firms from all member countries are eligible Inter-American Development Bank

16. Winning IDB Contracts • Focus on networking with • Bank staff for feasibility studies • Executing Agencies: Government Ministriesfor execution of projects: procurement requirements, bidding documents, contract information, procedures & payments • External Relations: guidance • IDBProject Staff: preparation N.B. IDB Phone Directory/Email • IDB Country Office: execution, project ideas & procurement procedures and irregularities • Your Executive Director’s office (trust fund availability, prior contract performance, policy trends etc) • local firms for partnership on international bids • PRI and IIC for private sector projects and due diligence contracts Inter-American Development Bank

17. IDB Contacts • External Relations/Public Information Isabel Hagbrink 202-623-1546; isabelh@iadb.org Hiroko Miyakawa 202-623-2652; hirokom@iadb.org General Inquiries: BUSINESS@IADB.ORG Phone Directory: http://www.iadb.org/exr/english/aboutidb/about_idb_staff_structure.htm Inter-American Development Bank