Belize is the only official English-speaking country in Central America. Bordered on the north by Mexico, on the south and west by Guatemala, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea, Belize has the lowest population density in Central America. Belize is a founding member of the Bank.

QUICK FACTS
Capital City
Belmopan
Currency
Belize Dollar (BZD)
% of shares
0.77 (as of December 31, 2017)
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By the Numbers

Distribution of Loans, Contingent Loans, Equity and Grants Approved (NET) by Sector (1970 - 2017)
Total approvals (1970 - 2017) ($'000)

475,725

Approval Of Loans, Contingent Loads, Equity and Grants (NET) (2012 - 2017) ($'000)

Projects

Transportation
Road Transport
Belize
Coastal Highway Upgrading - Feasibility Study and Preparation of Detailed Designs
Other Social Infrastructure and Services
Belize
Belize Social Investment Fund III
Banking and Financial Services
Belize
Eighth Consolidated Line of Credit
Emergency response
Belize
Immediate Response – Hurricane Earl

Publications

Belize Project Profile: Coastal Highway Upgrading
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Belize
Belize Project Profile: Philip S.W. Goldson Highway Upgrading Project
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Belize
Country Economic Review 2018 - Belize
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Belize
BNTF Stories of Change
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Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

News

CDB to connect island of Caye Caulker to Belize’s national electricity grid, making gains in environment, energy security
LiDAR launch Belize
LiDAR Programme takes flight with support from CDB, partners
A bus layby in Belmopan, Belize
CDB approves USD5.9 mn to Government of Belize to improve road safety efforts

Events

Belize
First Formal Negotiation Meeting for the Replenishment of Special Development Fund (Unified)