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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A coalition of major international financial institutions has pledged up to US$6.1 billion over the next three years...
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CDB, OPEC Fund forge partnership to boost Caribbean development
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the OPEC Fund for Internation...
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it is partnering with the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development...
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CDB part of global development report
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Monday said it is pleased to be part of the first-ever Multilateral Development Bank...
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CDB to host regional risk conference next month
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Wednesday said it had entered into a “strategic partnership” with the...
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CDB launches rainfall IDF curves project
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CDB supporting Caribbean regional trade statistics modernisation with new WTO initiative
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says greater evidence-based trade policy is on the region’s horizon as member countr...
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CDB to host forum on anti-corruption in the age of artificial intelligence
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it will host a virtual conference on “Expert Forum on Anti-Corruption in the Ag...
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Regional countries to benefit from early warning systems
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Monday said regional countries stand to benefit significantly from...
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CDB supporting new initiative for Kingston Harbour
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CDB, IDB announce four new graduate scholarships in public procurement
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Election process for new CDB president has begun
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Data gap identified as hindering regional development
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