• The event will open with the presence of the Constitutional President of the Dominican Republic and more than 220 representatives of development finance institutions.

May 11, 2025 – The Latin American Association of Development Finance Institutions (ALIDE) will hold its 55^th General Assembly from May 12 to 14 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The opening will be attended by Luis Abinader Corona, President of the Dominican Republic; José Manuel Vicente, Minister of Finance; and Fernando Durán, General Manager of Banco Agrícola de la República Dominicana (BAGRÍCOLA). Representatives of multilateral organizations and development banks from Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions will also attend.

Under the theme «Path to Comprehensive Security: Development Banking, forging the Future of Latin America and the Caribbean,» the title of the event’s central study, the Assembly will bring together more than 220 delegates from 29 countries in the region and 8 extra-regional countries, who will address key issues such as economic, energy, food, digital, environmental, and social security.

During the three days of the meeting, plenary sessions will be held focusing on the analysis of the main theme from three thematic axes:

1. Financial strengthening in the face of global critical situations: strategies to mitigate impacts in LAC.
2. On the path to regional energy security: innovative mechanisms to promote investment.
3. Food security and agricultural financing: strengthening resilience through innovation.

In addition, there will be conferences and panels featuring prominent figures, simultaneous workshops, and strategic dialogue venues, focused on strengthening the role of development banking as a driver of sustainable and inclusive transformation.

Highlights include the panel “Navigating Geopolitical and Climate Challenges: Empowering Caribbean Development Banks for Comprehensive Security” and the session “Rapid Action Mechanisms for Natural and Climate-Related Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

Previous activities

The ALIDE General Assembly is the most important meeting of development banks in Latin America and the Caribbean, serving as a key platform for the exchange of experiences, the promotion of alliances, and the discussion of strategies to address the challenges of regional development.

In preparation for the event, Edgardo Álvarez, ALIDE Secretary General, held a meeting with Fernando Durán, General Manager of BAGRÍCOLA, to finalize organizational details and coordinate the joint efforts of both institutions.

In addition, the ALIDE National Coordinators Meeting was held, with the participation of more than 30 representatives of development banks from 13 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, along with officials from international organizations and the Association’s General Secretariat.

It should be noted that this edition of the Assembly is locally organized by BAGRÍCOLA, as the host institution, with the sponsorship of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the collaboration of the other ALIDE member institutions in the country — BANDEX and Banreservas — and the support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).