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Closing Address by President Ilan Goldfajn at the 2025 Annual Meetings of the IDB and IDB Invest

· Ilan Goldfajn, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (International)

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ContextClosing address of the 2025 Annual Meetings of the IDB and IDB Invest, its private-sector arm, held at Mapocho Station in Santiago, Chile.

Why it mattersThe closing address sums up what the region's governments agreed at the year's main IDB meeting, including new capital for private-sector lending.

Problems raised
  1. The region needs more private investment.
  2. IDB Invest needs capital.
  3. Development requires momentum.
Solutions proposed
  1. Advance IDB Invest capitalisation.
  2. Implement IDBInvest+ and IDBLab+.
  3. Build on commitments from Punta Cana.
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