• Water changes lives in Dominica
  “If we had water when I was a child, we would be teachers, we would be doctors. I’m 67 years old, and when my children were growing up, we didn’t have water or lights. "
• Sea wall & road construction “keeps us safe from the sea”
  “The sea defence, the road re-construction, proper drainage, that is what we’re working on for Pointe Michel. And we have the Caribbean Bank to thank.”
• The CDB in the Commonwealth of Dominica
  Despite the global recession, Dominica is working to develop eco-tourism and a fledgling tourist industry, export manufacturing through small and medium-sized enterprises and an offshore financial sector, thanks to the intervention of the CDB.
• The CDB and Disaster Risk Management
  Since 1974, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has been responding to requests from its member countries for assistance with post-disaster rehabilitation.
• 42nd Annual General Meeting
  The 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank is targeted for May 21-25, 2012 at Westin Casuarina Resort, Grand Cayman.

Reducing poverty through sustainable social & economic development

The CDB is meeting that challenge: empowering communities in the region through much- needed equity investments, loans, grants, guarantees, policy advice, and technical assistance.