'It will be a pleasure to work with the Lula government,' says Ilan Goldfajn, elected president of the IDB.
"We see our agenda, our priorities, as very much aligned with the new government's agenda," said Ilan Goldfajn.
247 - The Economist Ilan Goldfajn, elected this Sunday (20) to the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)He stated that combating poverty and global warming are among his priorities and are aligned with the priorities of President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
"My relationship will be one of total harmony. It will be a pleasure to work with the elected government; we see our agenda, our priorities, very aligned with the new government's agenda, so I see this work going forward as very natural," Goldafjan stated in an interview with... Globe.
"Today, as president of the IDB, I will work with all the countries of Latin America, and I will work with all the countries that were elected, and the government of Brazil will be no exception. We will work harmoniously, together, on an agenda that has many similarities," he added.
Ilan Goldfajn, the first Brazilian to head the IDB, will replace Mauricio Claver-Carone, the first American to lead the bank, who was removed from the post amid an ethics scandal last month. IDB governors are generally finance ministers or other high-ranking officials from the bank's 48 member countries.
Headquartered in Washington, the IDB is one of the leading investors in Latin America and the Caribbean, responsible for $23,4 billion in financial commitments in 2021 and hundreds of infrastructure, health, and tourism projects.
The IDB could be a battleground for a geopolitical dispute over key financing decisions for its members, as Latin America grapples with both boom and bust.
Besides Brazil, four other countries – Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, and Chile – had candidates nominated for the presidency of the IDB.
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