Delaying a Positive Change at the IDB
For Latin American and Caribbean leaders whose economies have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is a source of great hope. The Bank’s talented technocrats, backed now by nearly $60 billion in project financing, can help jumpstart broad-based economic growth, create desperately needed jobs, bolster political stability, and build more equitable societies. Regrettably, for ideological reasons, a cadre of Latin American leaders is undermining the Bank’s mission by...