IDB talks on Valencia-Toco project

The meeting took place Monday and Tuesday at IDB Headquarters in Washington DC. Officials of the Ministry of Planning and Development represented Trinidad and Tobago.

Also on the agenda was the macroeconomic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region; successful strategies and techniques to deliver results in the public sector; the performance of the IDB portfolio; the future of the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) ; the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative and the Vision 2030 National Development Plan.

This pre-meeting provided an opportunity for Inter-American Development Bank Governors from the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago as well as representatives from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to hold discussions on the issues and challenges affecting Caribbean member countries in order to reach a consensus on solutions prior to the Annual Meeting of the IDB.

The meeting of Governors of Caribbean IDB member countries is taking place in preparation for the 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the IDB and the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) scheduled to be held in Asunci?n, Paraguay from March 30th to April 2nd 2017.