Description
The LATAM Projects Hub platform is sponsored by ALIDE and IDB. The platform seeks to bring together the most relevant infrastructure and energy projects in the region open to private investment and is expected to grow as additional countries join the initiative.

Who we are
This platform is sponsored by IDB and ALIDE.
The mission of the Inter-American Development Bank is to improve lives. Created in 1959, the IDB is one The mission of the Inter-American Development Bank is to improve lives. Created in 1959, the IDB is one of thThe mission of the Inter-American Development Bank is to improve lives. Created in 1959, the IDB is one of the main sources of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts cutting-edge research projects and provides policy advice, technical assistance, and training to public and private clients throughout the region. IDB supports infrastructure through its financial instruments such as loans and guarantees, and technical cooperation instruments such as the support to the preparation of PPPs and concession.
ALIDE is an organization of financial institutions that generates banking solutions for development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Founded in 1968, its main goal is to contribute to the region’s economic and social development through the good development financing practices that it promotes among its members. It is comprised of nearly 90 member institutions operating in over 20 countries in Latin America and other regions.
Founded in 1952 and currently associated with the Ministry of Economy, the BNDES is the federal government’s main instrument to promote long-term investments in the Brazilian economy. Its actions are focused on the socio-environmental and economic impact in Brazil. The bank offers special conditions for micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises, in addition to social investment lines for education, health, family agriculture, basic sanitation, and urban transportation. During crisis scenarios, the bank acts in an anti-cyclical manner and assists in the formulation of solutions to resume economic growth.
The National Bank of Public Works and Services (BANOBRAS) plays an important role in the Mexican Banking System (5th largest), representing the 8% of the outstanding loan portfolio in Mexico and it’s the most important development bank in the country representing the 49% of the loan portfolio of development Banks. Banobras facilitates the development of infrastructure with high social profitability in Mexico through various financing schemes, with a long-term vision and seeking to enhance the participation of the private sector.