CDB launches Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund
BRIDGETOWN - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced the launch of a new fund to provide financial support and stability for the region’s cultural and creative industries. The Cultural and Creative More...
Multilateral agency and Caribbean Development Bank team up to help regional businesses
BRIDGETOWN - The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are scaling up their partnership to strengthen support for businesses across the Caribbean region. During a meeting at More...
Significant reform needed to transform regional aviation industry, says CDB president
BRIDGETOWN - President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Warren Smith, has called for a new paradigm in the aviation industry, defined by connectivity that is convenient, flexible, and reasonably priced. Speaking More...
US$1.5 million project to build greater climate resilience through technology in Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN - The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a project that aims to increase the use of technology to build greater climate resilience throughout the region. Funded through a grant of US$1.5 million More...
Caribbean Development Bank to establish first country office in Haiti this year
BRIDGETOWN - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will establish its first country office in the Republic of Haiti later this year. Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Rodrigue and the Bank’s Vice-President More...
New partnership between Caribbean Development Bank and FAO
KINGSTON - The Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations’ Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean kicked off yesterday with the signing of an agreement between the Caribbean Development More...
CDB reports regional developmental gains in 2017 despite catastrophic Atlantic hurricane season
BRIDGETOWN - Despite major setbacks caused by a destructive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has reported a year of several developmental gains for the region. The bank last year More...
Caribbean Development Bank supports Caribbean Tourism Organization’s service and business excellence program
Regional lending institution to provide over US$223,000 to fund Hospitality Assured certification programme in ten borrowing member countries. BRIDGETOWN - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s continued More...
CDB grant to build regional capacity for climate forecasting
BRIDGETOWN - The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved €773,000 in grant funding to enhance regional resilience to climate variability and change. The grant will be provided to More...
Use of Chinese currency could help safeguard region’s access to global finance
BRIDGETOWN - As global financial institutions continue to withdraw banking services from the region, the Chinese renminbi could help to safeguard the region’s access to global financial services. This was one More...
