Cancun

03/19/2010Inter-American Development Bank holds Annual Meeting in Cancún

Online media registration now available to March 19-23 event featuring key economic decision-makers for Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold its annual meeting in Cancún, Mexico, from March 19 to 23, 2010. Top government authorities from the Bank’s 48 member countries, including several finance ministers and central bank chiefs, will attend the official gathering to discuss the Bank’s future operations and development challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean.
Representatives of other multilateral financial institutions, development agencies, and private banks will also attend the gathering. The event marks the 51st annual meeting of the IDB’s Board of Governors, where key decisions about the bank’s future operations are made.
Prior to the board meeting, a series of seminars will discuss the region’s economic future after the global financial crisis and current development challenges such as policies for climate change after Copenhagen and private sector financing.
Members of the press can register to the event and access a preliminary agenda for the gathering at the Annual Meeting’s Web Site.

About the Meeting
In late March or early April of each year, the Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) hold their Annual Meeting in one of the Bank’s member countries. This official gathering is a forum for discussion among the institution’s Governors, most of whom are Ministers of Finance, Presidents of Central Banks, or other high level authorities of the member countries. Representatives of multilateral financial institutions, development agencies, and private banks also attend.

In 2010, the Annual Meeting will take place in Cancún, Mexico, from March 19 to 23. A series of seminars on topics of interest to participants will be sponsored prior to the opening of the meeting.

Participation at the Annual Meeting is by invitation. The list of special guests from each member country of the IDB and the IIC, including private sector organizations, banks, and associations, is prepared according to internal procedures established for that purpose and must be approved by the respective country authorities. The list for each country is updated yearly to include requests received after the previous Annual Meeting up to the time it is submitted to the Board of Executive Directors. Requests received after that are submitted to the respective Executive Director on an individual basis.

Companies interested in being invited to the upcoming Annual Meeting should send a communication to the Secretary of the Bank at the address indicated on the right, requesting an invitation. Please include a description of the organization and a copy of its financial statements. There is no cost for registering. Guests are responsible for their own travel, lodging, and other expenses.

Source: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) www.iadb.org