Opportunities for businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean with support of the Inter-American Development Bank

4. 3. 2025

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

A seminar on business opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was held at the Centre of Excellence in Finance, organised by the Ministry of Finance in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, as part of the LAC 2025 Days, the public agency SPIRIT and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

informal talk of State Secretary Gabrič with other participants — Melita Gabrič stressed the importance of organising such events to strengthen cooperation with the region | Author MZEZ

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The seminar with over 40 participants from business, banking and science launched the BID for the Americas programme. This is a new initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank aimed at strengthening economic ties and promoting business opportunities with the LAC region. Opportunities for cooperation and projects in public procurement, forest management, trade, investment and co-financing were presented to Slovenian companies and institutions.

Speaking at the seminar, Dr Melita Gabrič, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, stressed the importance of organising such events to strengthen cooperation with the region. The Ministry promotes links with Latin America and the Caribbean by hosting the LAC Days international conference, which it has organised annually since 2018 in cooperation with various partners.

Slovenia's activities in the framework of EU-LAC cooperation are particularly focused on digitalisation and AI. Additional opportunities are also opening up through trade and investment agreements between the EU and regional institutions or individual countries in the region.