Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§283z–8 Increase in Lending to Caribbean
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XII — INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 283z–8
Summary
Treasury must tell the U.S. Executive Director at the Bank to work with Bank leaders and other countries to increase Bank loans to the Caribbean, directly or through financial partners, for projects that grow regional economies and industry and farming, improve infrastructure, and support fair, environmentally sustainable economic growth.
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Title 22, §283z–8
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the Bank to enter into discussions with the management of the Bank and with other member country governments to seek to increase Bank lending to the Caribbean region, directly or through appropriate financial intermediaries, for viable projects which will—
(1)result in expanded regional economic integration, diversification, and industrial and agricultural production, and improved infrastructure; and
(2)seek to ensure equitable and environmentally sustainable economic growth.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 283z–8
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102