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The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$20 million Development Policy Credit with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO) for Belize.

In response to the current wildfires affecting Belize since May, the EU is providing 170,000 Belize Dollars (80,000 Euros) in humanitarian assistance to families most affected by the disaster.

With deep-rooted ancestral knowledge and traditions, the Maya people of Belize have long been stewards of the region's invaluable resources and ecosystems.

Executive Directors of the World Bank Group this week completed an official visit to Belize where they saw first-hand the challenges and opportunities faced by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

Both initiatives underscore the vital role of the longstanding partnership between the United Nations system and the European Union in reducing barriers to inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development in Belize.

Belize could reduce government debt to below 50 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by undertaking reforms in targeted areas, according to the World Bank’s Public...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new project to help Belize advance the blue economy – an economy based on the sustainable use of ocean and coastal...

As a small state situated on the Caribbean Sea, Belize is among the most vulnerable and disaster-prone countries in the world. For residents of its long coastline, which hosts the second largest...

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved financing of US$25 million for the Belize Climate Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Project, which will aim to increase...

Over 40 personnel from the public and private sectors as well as development agencies came together for a three-day technical workshop to improve development financing and planning towards accelerating...