The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says Canada’s US$400 Million Portfolio Guarantee announced at the G7 Summit is a game changer. Canada’s groundbreaking announcement at the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit, includes a Portfolio Guarantee of up to US$200 million for CDB.
This announcement by Canada marks a transformative milestone in expanding development financing for the Caribbean. The initiative bolsters CDB’s capacity to deliver essential support to its Borrowing Member Countries while reinforcing the Bank’s financial resilience and enhancing its capital optimisation.
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The Portfolio Guarantee is expected to play a catalytic role in optimizing CDB’s balance sheet, freeing up substantial risk capital and increasing lending headroom to advance development solutions across the region.
This initiative aligns with CDB’s Balance Sheet Optimisation (BSO) programme, which seeks to adopt innovative financial instruments inspired by other multilateral development banks to protect credit ratings and increase development lending.
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