Mauricio Claver-Carone, became the first U.S. citizen to be elected as president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) despite the opposition of some countries that wished for a continuation of the tradition that the entity be led by a Latin American.
The former president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, withdrew her candidacy for the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the government announced Thursday.
The presidents of nine Latin American countries teleconferenced with senior executives of the IMF, the World Bank and the IDB on Wednesday to discuss how to face the economic impact of the coronavirus.