With a strong institutional presence and new strategic projects, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed its commitment to regional integration and sustainable development.
CAF – development of Latin America and the Caribbean – participated in the IX Summit of Heads and Heads of State and Government of the CELAC, held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The delegation was headed by Christian Asinelli, corporate vice president of strategic programming, who highlighted the central role of the institution in the impulse of regional public policies.
Since its foundation in 1968 by six countries, CAF has managed to expand to 25 member nationsrecently incorporating Honduras, El Salvador, Dominica, Bahamas, Granada and Antigua and Barbuda. To this is added the full incorporation of Costa Rica and Dominican Republicin addition to the return of Chili As a founding member, which reinforces its integrative role in the region.
In 2024, the agency achieved the greater capitalization of its history, for US $ 7,000 millionand closed the year with approvals that exceeded the US $ 15,800 millionwith an active portfolio above U $ 34.7 billion. At its first directory meeting of 2025, held in Santiago de Chile, it approved US $ 1,445 million in projects destined for infrastructure, urban mobility, education, migration, business development and social welfare.
“CAF has become the most important regional public good on the continent. Our recent capitalization allows us to boost strategic projects that strengthen regional integration. In an uncertain world, CAF is the bridge that connects the shores of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Asinelli during his participation in Tegucigalpa.
The institution also highlighted its collaboration with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)with the aim of financing projects in digitalization, infrastructure, energy transition and advance in the creation of a Regional Fund for Adaptation to Climate Change and the response to natural disasters.
CAF actively accompanied CELAC during pro tempore presidencies Argentina, San Vicente and the Grenadines and Hondurasand will continue working with Colombia and Uruguay In the next periods. In this framework, the Bank authorities congratulated the Honduran government for their management and expressed their support for Colombian president Gustavo Petrowho assumed the new presidency of the block.
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In addition, the institution reaffirmed its commitment to the region in multilateral spaces such as COP 16 About Biodiversity promoted by Colombia, the G20 with Brazilwhere it was the first multilateral organism to join the alliance against hunger and poverty, and anticipated its participation in the next Cop of Belém, Brazil.
During his visit to Honduras, Asinelli also participated in the launch of the project “Violence prevention through citizen youth activation, art and sport”together with the Secretary of Education, Daniel Sponda, and the Foundation Scholas occur. This initiative will benefit 500 adolescents between 15 and 17 years, and will train 75 teachers To accompany processes of active citizenship, art and sport.
In recognition of your work, the Secretariat of Education of Honduras gave Asinelli the Order Morazánfor its commitment to education and sustainable development in the region.
Source: Ambito
