Overview of the Inter-American Development Bank Public Information and Publishing Section

1. Overview of the Inter-American Development BankPublic Information and Publishing Section Inter-American Development Bank

2. Basic Facts: the IDB Group • Founded in 1959, oldest and largest of the regional multilateral development banks • Largest source of development finance for Latin America • 46 Member countries - 26 Borrowing - 20 Non-borrowing Inter-American Development Bank

3. Basic Facts: the IDB Group • Expansion of membership in the 1970s • Establishment of private sector arms: • IIC (1989) • MIF (1992) • PRI (1994) • Approved over $ 125 billion in loans • Total cost of projects: $288 billion • 2003: approved $6.8 billion; total disbursement of $8.06 billion Inter-American Development Bank

4. Institutional Strategy Historical Priorities • Poverty Reduction & Social Equity • Sustainable Development & Growth 4 Pillars • Modernization of the State • Competitiveness • Social Sector Reform • Integration Inter-American Development Bank

5. IDB Organizational Chart Governors Executive Directors OVE President & Secretary MIF EVP Special Office in Office in Japan External Relations Auditor General Europe VPO - Administration LEG PRI SDS ITS FIN RE2 RE3 ROS RES DPP INT RE1 HRD Inter-American Development Bank

6. Regional Operations Departments Regional Departments (3) Country Division Country Office Finance and Social Program State & Civil Env. & Natural Basic Division Social Res. Manag. Infrastructure Div. Progr. Division Division Inter-American Development Bank

7. Project Pipeline 2004 Agriculture Transportation & Others 2% Social Investment, Communication 10% Health & 11% Education Energy 26% 9% Microenterprise 8% Environment, Sanitation & Urban Dev Modernization of the 9% State 25% Inter-American Development Bank

8. The Project Cycle: Contacts Inter-American Development Bank

9. Sources of Information from Your Computer ·IDB Homepage:www.iadb.org ·General Basic Facts: www.iadb.org/info/ Annual Report: www.iadb.org/aboutus/I/hi_ar.cfm?language=English Sectors and Topics: www.iadb.org/exr/topics/index.htm ·Procedures for Consultants, Goods and Civil Works Goods & Civil Works: www.iadb.org/exr/english/business_opp/bus_opp_procurement.htm Consulting: www.iadb.org/exr/english/business_opp/consult.htm ·Projects Project Information & Procurement notices : http://condc05.iadb.org/idbppi/asp/mainpage.asp Project Documents and Public Information Center : http://www.iadb.org/exr/pic/?language=english ·Events IDB Business Seminars: http://www.iadb.org/biz/ IDB-sponsored events: www.iadb.org/NEWS/DISPLAY/events.cfm?Language=English Inter-American Development Bank

10. Winning IDB Contracts • Focus on networking with • PRI and IIC:private sector projects and due diligence • Bank staff:feasibility studies and project preparation • Executing Agencies: Government Ministriesfor execution of projects: procurement requirements, bidding documents, contract information, procedures& payments • IDB Country Office:execution, project ideas & procurement procedures, and irregularities • Your Executive Director’s office: trust fund availability, prior contract performance, policy trends etc. • Local firms:partnership on international bids • External Relations: guidance Inter-American Development Bank

11. IDB Contacts • External Relations/Public Information Isabel Hagbrink 202-623-1546; isabelh@iadb.org Hiroko Miyakawa 202-623-2652; hirokom@iadb.org General Inquiries: BUSINESS@IADB.ORG Phone Directory: http://www.iadb.org/exr/english/aboutidb/about_idb_staff_structure.htm Inter-American Development Bank