👩🏽‍💼 Women are not just participating in the #Caribbean’s energy transition. They are helping to lead it. @Caribank continues to invest in women’s leadership to support a more inclusive, innovative and resilient energy sector. ⚡🌎 Learn more👉 ow.ly/bx6s50ZYU4g #WomenPowerEnergy #Caribbean

📢 #ICYMI: Registration is open for the 2026 OECS Procurement Fair! Whether you're a contractor, supplier, consultant, or business owner, this is your opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and connect with the people shaping procurement across the Region. Join procurement experts, executing agencies, development partners, and private-sector leaders to: 🔹 Understand procurement requirements and best practices 🔹 Learn about upcoming opportunities 🔹 Participate in procurement clinics and interactive discussions 🔹 Expand your professional network Equip your business with the tools and connections needed to compete with confidence. 🔗 Register today and secure your place: ow.ly/abZ550ZOM2Y @oecscommission | @FinanceGrenada #OECSProcurementFair #BusinessGrowth #OurCaribbean #OurCDB

🏘️On International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, @Caribank emphasises that safe, resilient housing is essential to reducing poverty and inequality across the Caribbean. 🌎 In a region facing increasingly severe climate hazards, we continue to work with partners, backed by sustained investment, accountable institutions and community voices, to make safety, dignity and opportunity a lasting reality for everyone. 🔗 Visit our website to learn more about our work to end poverty: caribank.org #OurCDB #OurCaribbean #IDEP2026 #SafeHousingForAll #NoPoverty #ClimateResilience

🌱 Today, on #WorldFoodDay, we highlight the Essex Valley Agro-Processing Facility in #Jamaica. Delivered under the UK Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF), it will revitalise rural livelihoods, modernise production and strengthen #foodsecurity in areas hit hardest by Hurricane Melissa. 🥬This innovative facility will process produce into higher-value products, benefiting more than 700 farmers. It's part of an investment under #UKCIF, supported by @Caribank in partnership with @UKinCaribbean ▶️ Watch this reel to find out more! #OurCDB #OurCaribbean #ZeroHunger #StrongerLivelihoods #WFD2026

⏳ Final Call for Applications There is still time to apply for one of two fully funded CDB scholarships to pursue the International Master's in Public Procurement Management in Rome, Italy. This scholarship represents more than academic advancement. It is an opportunity to contribute to stronger procurement systems, improved public sector performance, and sustainable development across the Caribbean. 📅 Extended Deadline: October 12, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. AST 📝Learn more and apply: bit.ly/CDB-IMPPM-2026 Don't miss this opportunity to join a growing network of procurement professionals shaping the future of the Region. #OurCDB #PublicProcurement #ProcurementProfessionals #ScholarshipOpportunity #ProcurementScholarship

📈 CDB|PROPEL, the Bank’s flagship MSME technical assistance programme, and Invest Turks and Caicos are partnering to help MSMEs strengthen digital marketing, financial management and business continuity. More than 30 entrepreneurs and employees are expected to benefit from training and tailored technical assistance. Find out more🔗bit.ly/4dvKGXx #ourCDB #ourCaribbean #privatesector #MSMEs

🤝 Safe skies start with strong partnerships. ✈️ We've increased our engagement in aviation safety by financing public sector air transport officials from our Borrowing Member Countries to attend the recent @icao @EASA Global Forum and @CARICOMorg Caribbean High-Level Symposium on Aviation Safety. 🌎 Together, we're strengthening regional oversight and technical capacity so that every flight across the Caribbean is a safer one. 🔗 Read more here: ow.ly/WFHe50ZVFpp #OurCDB #OurCaribbean #AviationSafety #StrongerInstitutions #CaribbeanDevelopment

✨ What future are you helping to build? It’s the final day of the SheTrades Caribbean Legacy Builder Social Media Challenge! Today, we’re celebrating the women entrepreneurs who are creating opportunities, opening doors and inspiring the next generation. From the lessons you’ve learned to the young changemakers who inspire you, what will you leave behind? 📲 There’s still time to join the conversation. Share your story, tag another woman entrepreneur making a difference, and help shine a light on the legacy being built across the Caribbean. @ITC_SheTrades @ITCnews @oecscommission #SheTradesCaribbean #LegacyBuilderChallenge #HerSuccessOurFuture #ourCDB #ourCaribbean

✨ Building stronger businesses for a changing climate. CDB’s SheTrades Caribbean Hub has launched the WE-CLIMB Fund to help women-led MSMEs strengthen their climate resilience. With €700K from the European Union Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility (LACIF), channelled through @AFD_France, the Fund will support climate risk assessments, business continuity, resilient infrastructure & technology, and more. 📅 First call expected Dec. 2026. 🔗 bit.ly/4ybEoUh #WECLIMB #SheTrades #ourCDB

🌱 What lessons are worth passing on? It’s Day 2 of the SheTrades Caribbean Legacy Builder Social Media Challenge! Today, we’re celebrating the wisdom, lessons and experiences that women entrepreneurs can pass on to the next generation. Whether it’s a lesson learned along the way, advice that shaped your journey, or a young changemaker who inspires you – share it! 📲 Join the conversation, share your story, tag another woman entrepreneur making a difference, and help inspire the next generation to dream, learn and lead. @ITC_SheTrades @ITCnews @oecscommission #SheTradesCaribbean #LegacyBuilderChallenge #HerSuccessOurFuture #ourCDB #ourCaribbean

📢 Registration is now open for CDB’s BNTF Gender E-Learning Series! 📍Our Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) Programme is offering free, self-paced online courses to strengthen gender-responsive and socially inclusive development across the Caribbean. Gain practical knowledge and tools to: 🔹 Integrate gender equality and social inclusion into projects 🔹 Strengthen safeguarding throughout the project cycle 🔹 Prevent and respond to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 🔹 Promote gender-inclusive community development 📚 Choose from three courses: 1️⃣ Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response in Infrastructure Projects 2️⃣ Gender-Inclusive Community Development in Caribbean Contexts 3️⃣ Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response for Caribbean Community Development Projects 🗓️ Registration: 5–30 October 2026 💻 Course period: 4 November–4 December 2026 ⏱️ Duration: 45–60 minutes per course 🏅 CDB-issued certificate upon completion of each course 📝 Sign up for one or more courses and learn at your own pace. 📲 To register, scan the QR code or click here ow.ly/4t5V50ZV4VB 👥Share this opportunity with others working to advance inclusive and sustainable development across the Region. #OurCDB #OurCaribbean #BNTF #GenderEquality #SocialInclusion #Safeguarding #CaribbeanDevelopment #ELearning

🌱 What legacy are you building? The SheTrades Caribbean Legacy Builder Social Media Challenge starts today! Over three days, women entrepreneurs across the Caribbean are invited to reflect on the legacy they’re building, share lessons worth passing on, and spotlight young changemakers who inspire them. From October 6-8, join the conversation and help celebrate the women building businesses, creating opportunities and shaping stronger communities for generations to come. 📲 Share your story, tag another woman entrepreneur making a difference, and encourage the next generation to dream, learn and lead. Join the challenge and follow along! @ITC_SheTrades @ITCnews @oecscommission #SheTradesCaribbean #LegacyBuilderChallenge #HerSuccessOurFuture #ourCDB #ourCaribbean

🚢 Ready to take your products to international markets? Build your knowledge of export logistics, including sea freight, air freight and packaging through this online course for SMEs. 📅 Starts Nov. 2 ⏰ Apply by Oct. 26 🔗 bit.ly/46Dj66H @ITC_SheTrades @ITCnews #SheTradesCaribbean #SMEs

📢 More time to apply! The deadline to apply for one of two fully funded CDB scholarships to the International Master's in Public Procurement Management in Rome, Italy has been extended to October 12, 2026. Join a programme designed to equip procurement professionals with the knowledge and skills to advance transparency, value for money, sustainability, and innovation in public procurement. If you're committed to strengthening public institutions and delivering better development outcomes, we encourage you to apply. 📅 Applications now close October 12, 2026 📝Learn more and apply: bit.ly/CDB-IMPPM-2026 #OurCDB #PublicProcurement #ProcurementProfessionals #ScholarshipOpportunity #ProcurementScholarship

🌱 Women-led businesses are driving Caribbean innovation. CDB’s new SheTrades Caribbean Tech It Up Facility will provide USD550K in support to help women entrepreneurs develop and commercialise innovative clean energy solutions. ⚡ Includes a USD100K R&D Grant. 🔗 bit.ly/4rDnPyY @GAC_Corporate @CanHCBarbados @ITC_SheTrades @oecscommission @IDB_Lab @competecarib @uniofguyana #SheTradesCaribbean #TechItUp #CleanEnergy #ourCDB #ourCaribbean

🎤 Their voices. Their vision. Our Caribbean future. 🌎 From stronger regional cooperation and youth-driven innovation to sustainable development and greater opportunity, members of @Caribank Future Leaders Network are sharing their aspirations for the Caribbean, in their own words. 🙌 Young people are not only joining the conversation. They are helping to lead it. 👇 Here's what they envision for the region. 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/JBJk50ZTk8L #OurCDB #OurCaribbean #CDBFutureLeaders #FutureLeadersNetwork #CaribbeanYouth #YouthVoices #YouthLeadership #CaribbeanDevelopment

Strengthening partnerships and exploring new opportunities in Mexico. 🇲🇽🤝 During a recent visit to Mexico City, CDB Vice-President, Corporate Services, Gillian Charles-Gollop, and Deputy Director, Finance, Faye Hardy, met with representatives of Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and CDB's Director for Mexico. In addition to the courtesy visit, the meeting focused on opportunities for CDB to explore Mexico’s debt market as part of the Bank’s Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) Programme, supporting efforts to diversify funding sources. The visit took place while the CDB delegation was in Mexico City for the Global Banking Markets, Debt Capital Markets event. Meeting attendees were: 🔹César David Vives, Head of the Public Credit and International Affairs Unit, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico 🔹Roberto Huesca, Director General of Public Debt Yunuen Hernández, Coordinator of International Finance Institutions, General Direction 🔹Luis Ismael López Salas, Politics Director of International Finance Institutions, General Direction, and CDB Director for Mexico 🔹Andrea Morales, Deputy Director of Finance Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, International Finance Institutions, General Direction 🔹Gillian Charles-Gollop, Vice-President, Corporate Services, CDB 🔹Faye Hardy, Deputy Director, Finance, CDB

Turning Caribbean opportunities into investable projects requires strong partnerships. 🤝 @Caribank and @CaribXport are deepening collaboration to strengthen the region’s investment pipeline and connect promising projects with prospective investors. Through CDB’s PROPEL programme, the partnership will support investor readiness, targeted outreach, matchmaking and follow-up, helping viable opportunities move closer to investment. 💼 The collaboration comes to life at the Caribbean Investment Forum #CIF2026, October 5–7 in Barbados. 🇧🇧 Learn more🔗: ow.ly/g6G050ZSNYf #PrivateSectorDevelopment #InvestorReadiness #InvestmentOpportunities #SDG17 #CDBPROPEL #OurCaribbean #OurCDB

🇬🇩 A new chapter of community development is underway in Grenada as @Caribank launches BNTF 11. 📊With US$5.49 million in CDB financing, the new cycle supports projects in education and human resource development, water and sanitation, and community access and drainage, while helping to strengthen livelihoods for women and young people. 🌱 More opportunity. 💧 Better access to essential services. 🎓 Stronger pathways for learning and development. 🤝 Communities empowered to thrive. 👉 Discover how BNTF 11 is helping to shape a stronger future for Grenada: ow.ly/gKwA50ZSsxA cc: @GISGRENADA #OurCDB #OurCaribbean #BNTF11 #Grenada #CommunityDevelopment #CaribbeanDevelopment

💪 Strengthening procurement across the Region CDB's investment in procurement capacity helps build stronger institutions, increase accountability, improve value for money, and support sustainable development throughout the Caribbean. Scholarship recipients will: 🔹 Bring global best practices back home 🔹 Support procurement modernisation initiatives 🔹 Share knowledge with colleagues and institutions 🔹 Help advance sustainable and innovative procurement approaches Be part of the next generation of procurement changemakers. 📝Learn more and apply: bit.ly/CDB-IMPPM-2026 📅 Deadline: October 3, 2026 #OurCDB #PublicProcurement #ProcurementProfessionals #ScholarshipOpportunity #ProcurementScholarship