CDB Projects Performance - 2024
Key Achievements in 2024
$304 million approved $323 million disbursed
for transport, renewable energy, education, the private sector, and agriculture.
New Financing Agreements:
$100 million for water supply, wastewater treatment & flood protection projects - European Investment Bank
$58 million for sustainable energy transition initiativesGlobal Affairs Canada
CDB Projects Performance - 2024
Success Stories by Sector - 2024
Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure
Dominica: $34.8 million to construct a 10-megawatt geothermal power plant
Haiti: $5 million for rural electrification
Saint Lucia: $22.85 million for the John Compton Dam upgrade
Private Sector
$30 million credit line for private-sector infrastructure and energy projects
$20 million to Belize’s Development Finance Corporation for student loans, housing, MSMEs
$9.9 million for MSME financing and capacity building across Borrowing Member Countries
Women’s Economic Empowerment
SheTrades Caribbean Hub: 75 policymakers trained on gender mainstreaming in trade
687 women led businesses trained in export readiness, logistics, and finance
$500,000 approved for SheTrades Caribbean Grow & Go Grant Fund to fund 20 women-led businesses for expansion
CDB Projects Performance - 2024
Success Stories by Sector - 2024
Education
271 educators trained in special needs education
$60 million for climate-resilient schools, digital learning, special education access
$13 million for primary education in Haiti
Food Security & Agriculture
Over $30 million to bolster food security, sustainable agriculture, & resilience in Jamaica and Haiti
Enhanced funding access for micro, small and medium-sized agribusinesses
Climate Resilience & Coastal Protection
Grenada: $15 million for Sauteurs Coastal Protection Project = 11 livelihoods safeguarded
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines: $13 million for disaster risk mitigation
Jamaica: $1.4 million for Kingston Harbour Resilience Study