IDB at the centre of a political football match

by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson

Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.

This week, he considers the potential outcomes of a proposed delay to the election of the next President of the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), a move supported by a group of 22 former Latin American, European and Asian leaders.

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What happened?

A group of 22 former Latin American, European, and Asian leaders, including Spain’s Felipe González, Brazil’s Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and Mexico’s Ernesto Zedillo, Vicente Fox, and Felipe Calderón, have proposed postponing the election of the next president of the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB).

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