To be effective, social and economic action must be gender focused Juan E. Notaro FONPLATA Executive President The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has affected women more severely than men, especially in Latin America, where they work mainly in the informal sector of the economy. “Women earn less, save...
This is the second delivery of medical supplies and equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with the COVID-19 granted by the Development Bank to the government of the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz through a non-reimbursable technical cooperation. In July, the Development Bank...
In the face of a global synchronous crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world continue to work to contain the spread and growing impact of the virus. The deterioration of economic projections and its unparalleled impact underscore both the necessity of implementing a series of...
The Executive Board of FONPLATA informed that the Development Bank made available to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay a support line of up to USD 1 billion in special financial conditions to mitigate the COVID-19 negative effects. This new support line is part of other actions taken...
This is the first delivery of medical supplies and equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COVID-19 to address the health emergency caused by the pandemic, within the framework of the USD 120,000 granted by the Development Bank to the government of the Deparment of Santa Cruz...