IN THE FIELD
A loan of US$50 million for Honduras will expand services, protection and finance for micro- enterprises and women entrepreneurs.
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Costa Rica, Colombia and Antigua and Barbuda advanced
transformational projects ranging from biodiversity
finance and green corridors to further support for the OPEC Fund Island Resilience Facility. These partnerships reinforced a powerful message: geography does not limit solidarity. Shared challenges demand shared innovation. Seville, in all its intensity, became a fitting backdrop for these milestones. The record temperatures outside mirrored the topics inside. The conference demonstrated that, despite global uncertainty and mounting challenges, progress is possible when regions connect, financing is mobilized effectively and people remain
at the center of strategies. For the OPEC Fund, the
week in Seville was about more than just representation. It was about catalyzing action, forging partnerships and reaffirming a clear mission. Development finance, when guided by collaboration, innovation and
urgency, has the power to transform lives and shape resilient futures.
OPEC Fund President Abdulhamid Alkhalifa and participants in the Arab Coordination Group roundtable during FFD4 (above) and Luiscela Moreno, Director, Latin America and the Caribbean, OPEC Fund (below)
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