Annual News
Fact Sheet
Conference
2021 Operations Highlights
Priorities for Growth and Development
Loans and Grants
Partnerships
In 2021, CDB approved
INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
USD122.6 mn in funding
USD71.2 mn Loans
USD51.4 mn Grants
These included USD32.5 mn in policy-based loans
Largest Beneficiaries
Partnered to provide USD50 million for the CDB-IDB COVID-19 Response Programme
CARIBBEAN EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Partnered to launch a technical assistance grant programme for export-ready MSMEs that were affected by COVID-19. USD887,380 provided by CDB under this programme.
Commonwealth of Dominica USD40.66 mn
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines USD17.29 mn
Antigua and Barbuda USD25.0mn
Partnered to provide EUR 30 million (USD36 million) to CDB’s Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) to purchase COVID-19 vaccines and make new healthcare investments. Disbursed USD10.8 million under the Climate Action Line of Credit II.
Project Approval Highlights Commonwealth of Dominica
Support for MSME financing (Special COVID-19 Line of Credit)
BNTF
USD10.34 million loan, USD164,000 Technical Assistance
In 2021, the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) approved 5 sub-projects at a value of
USD1.76 mn
.
Grenada
43 sub-projects were completed.
Safety Net for Vulnerable Populations Affected by COVID-19
BNTF launched its tenth cycle in 2021, with over
USD47mn
committed to supporting 114 sub-projects in nine countries:
Belize, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname
USD8.95 million loan
Regional
University of the West Indies Digital Transformation project USD6.19 million in funding; USD6 million loan, USD190,000 grant