The World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group, and a member of the United Nations Development Group. The World Bank's mission is to end extreme poverty within a generation and boost shared prosperity.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB strives to find innovative and effective approaches to address Latin America and the Caribbean’s economic, social, institutional, and environmental development challenges.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is a United Nations regional commission to encourage economic cooperation. ECLAC includes 46 member States (20 in Latin America, 13 in the Caribbean and 13 from outside the region), and 13 associate members which are various non-independent territories, associated island countries and a commonwealth in the Caribbean. ECLAC publishes statistics covering the countries of the region and makes cooperative agreements with nonprofit institutions.