Inter-American Development Bank

Inter-American Development Bank
	IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Abbreviation	IDB/BID
Established	1959
Type	International organization
Headquarters	1300 New York Avenue NW; Washington, D.C.; United States
Membership	48 countries
Official language	English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
President	Ilan Goldfajn
Main organ	Board of Governors
Staff	About 2,000
Website	www.iadb.org

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international development finance institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean.^[1] Established in 1959, the IDB supports Latin American and Caribbean economic development, social development and regional integration by lending to governments and government agencies, including State corporations.

The IDB has four official languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Its official names in the other three languages are as follows:

Language	Name
Spanish	Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
Portuguese	Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID)
French	Banque interaméricaine de développement (BID)

^ About the Inter-American Development Bank – Inter-American Development Bank Archived 2018-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Iadb.org. Retrieved on 2010-12-14.

[1] About the Inter-American Development Bank – Inter-American Development Bank Archived 2018-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Iadb.org. Retrieved on 2010-12-14.

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