International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Mm.

And that bond was, was issued by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on behalf of Jamaica, but it was part of a wider risk and resilience management program of Jamaica.

Moody's, the rating agency, increased, they improved the sovereign credit rating of Jamaica in December, and cited in doing so the risk mitigation steps that, that Jamaica had taken.

Mm-hmm.

One is called the World Bank.

There's the World Bank Group, and within the World Bank Group, something called the IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Speaking of reconstruction, it was started after World War II as part of the Bretton Woods Agreements to rebuild the infrastructure in Europe.

And then there's another branch called the IFC, which is the International Finance Corporation, that provides private capital or supports the private sector to invest in developing economies.

So most of my work was at the IBRD, not at the IFC.

And there, no one mentions the private sector.

This is government to government.

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I want you to explain.

This surely must be a conspiracy theory.

So the poorest countries are eligible for IDA funds.

And then you kind of graduate to hybrid IDA, IBRD, which and then and then sort of dictates the loan terms and things like that.

But in this case, the U.S. is most focused on that higher end.

So the particularly on China, which they think should no longer receive any World Bank funds.

Which is like far more leverage than most other giving.

So, you know, I mean, maybe there's something to be said there.

And the other thing to note is that actually paid in capital to the World Bank, including to IBRD.

stretches much farther.

The agreement also facilitated the creation of immensely important structures in the financial world.

The IMF, the International Bank for Reconstruction and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which is known today as the World Bank.

So that's your Bretton Woods.

And yeah, you're right.

The BVI delegation met with the Securities and Exchange Board, National Stock Exchange, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India.

The meetings allow institutions to develop relationships, explore cooperation, and find new trade and investment opportunities.

Smith gave a keynote speech during the Money Expo India 2026 at the Geo World Convention Center.

Smith spoke about how the Virgin Islands financial services platform may help India's financial ecosystem grow at the expo held August 29th to 30th.

The premier of the British Virgin Islands office called it India's largest trading investment and financial technology expo.

Now on to the Caribbean Development Bank.

The Caribbean Evaluation Space 2026, launched by the Caribbean Development Bank's Office of Independent Evaluation, is a regional forum to improve evaluation systems, decision-making, and public institutions in the Caribbean.

Caribbean Evaluation Space 2026 met from September 1st to 3rd at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Barbados with policymakers, government officials, development practitioners, academics, private sector representatives, civil society organizations, evaluators, and young and emerging professionals and evaluators from across the Caribbean to discuss how evidence and learning can improve governance, accountability, and development results.