Response to COVID-19
IDB Group announces priority support areas for countries affected by COVID-19
Based on extensive dialogue with the governments of member countries and technical analysis by Bank specialists, the IDB Group will concentrate its support in four areas:
- The Immediate Public Health Response
- Safety Nets for Vulnerable Populations
- Economic Productivity and Employment
- Fiscal Policies for the Amelioration of Economic Impacts
“These lines of action reflect the priorities of our governments and the deep knowledge that our specialists bring to bear on the specific challenges facing each of our countries” said IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno. Read the full press release
IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the IDB Group, has activated its resource network to leverage innovation and entrepreneurship from Latin America and the Caribbean, and the world, to address health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. See our key initiatives:
Mapping LAC innovators
Interactive map from LAC's entrepreneurship ecosystem responding to the pandemic
Digital CONNECTOR COVID-19
Platform of globally available digital applications for populations in vulnerable situations due to the pandemic
COVID-19 BetterTogether Challenge
Global initiative to crowdsource solutions that support Venezuelan migrants and their host communities facing the pandemic
CivicLytics- Listening to LAC citizens to leave no one behind
An observatory that uses artificial intelligence to understand citizens' perceptions and concerns regarding the pandemic.
