For more than 55 years, the Caribbean has made meaningful progress - but persistent challenges such as poverty, inequality, low competitiveness, and climate change continue to threaten sustainable development. The Caribbean Development Bank’s new Strategic Plan 2026–2035 charts a bold path forward, guided by the ethos "Innovate. Transform. Thrive."

The Plan is built on an integrated Resilience Framework with three pillars - social, economic, and environmental - supported by a strengthened focus on Youth Development, Stronger Institutions, and Climate Action. These priorities aim to build more inclusive societies, modernise governance, boost private‑sector growth, create green jobs, and enhance the Region’s ability to withstand climate‑related shocks.

Three cross‑cutting themes will further enhance inclusiveness, productivity, transparency, and good governance. Recognising the unique complexities in Haiti, the Bank will apply a differentiated approach to support its recovery and stability.

To deliver on these ambitions, CDB will adopt a more client‑centric operating model, deepen engagement with Borrowing Member Countries, grow its private‑sector portfolio, and increase lending over the decade - supported by internal reforms and a strengthened Risk Appetite Framework. Together, these changes position the Bank to do more, do it better, and do it faster for the people of the Caribbean.