Ilan Goldfajn

Ilan Goldfajn is president of the Inter-American Development Bank since December 2022. Previously served as director of Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund; was governor of the central bank of his native Brazil. An MIT-trained economist, his private sector experience includes key positions at Brazilian financial institutions.

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Opinion: A blueprint for the next decade of development finance

over 2 years ago // Sponsored by Inter-American Development Bank

As participants are gathering for the 4th edition of the Finance in Common Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, IDB and AFD presidents highlight three areas that are especially promising for advancing the green finance agenda.

Opinion: Why we launched a health investment platform for primary care

over 2 years ago // Global Health

"We are convinced that individual countries cannot solve the health care conundrum alone," write the heads of the World Health Organization and four multilateral development banks in this opinion.

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