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IDB Lab and Amazon Conservation Team Sign Project in Suriname to Advance Community-based Tourism
PARAMARIBO — IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), formalized the Matawai Liba: Amazon Conservation and Community-Based Tourism Project through the signing of an agreement with the Amazon Conservation Team Guianas (ACT), the project’s Executing...
January 20, 2026
Twelve Technological Solutions Aim to Transform Food Security in the Southern Cone

By Erika Molina Food security has become one of the most urgent challenges for Latin America, even in regions with enormous productive capacity. The Southern Cone, recognized as one of the most fertile agricultural territories in the world, faces a persistent paradox: according to the FAO, in 2023...

December 15, 2025
IDB Lab Invests in Amador Seed Fund II to Boost Emerging Venture Capital Ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean

WASHINGTON — IDB Lab, the innovation and venture capital arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), has approved an investment of up to $3 million in Amador Seed Fund II, LP (ASF II) to drive the growth of innovative, technology-based ventures in Latin America and the Caribbean...

December 10, 2025
El Salvador Strengthens Role as a Regional Innovation Hub at GET Forum 2025 with IDB Group Support

Investments, partnerships, and new programs are boosting the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and driving innovation across Latin America and the Caribbean. SAN SALVADOR — GET Forum, the flagship innovation event of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), held for the first time in...

December 3, 2025
IDB Group Announces Graham Macmillan as IDB Lab General Manager

WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Macmillan as general manager of IDB Lab, effective January 5, 2026. IDB Lab is the innovation and venture capital arm of the IDB Group. It leverages financing, knowledge, and...

December 2, 2025
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