UNICARIBE Inclusive Higher Education (IDBI-12659-02)

Countries
  • Dominican Republic
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Santo Domingo
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Financial Institutions
  • IDB Invest (IDBI)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Dec 21, 2020
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Universidade del Caribe
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Construction
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
Not Disclosed
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IDBI website

Updated in EWS Nov 9, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Nov 4, 2020

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Project Description
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The proposed operation consists of a loan to finance UNICARIBE's 2019-2020 Strategic and Investment Plan (the “Project”), aimed at: (i) increasing the plant and physical capacity of the university, including finalizing the conditioning of a new academic and administrative building in Santo Domingo of approx. 6,400 m2, as well as the construction and opening of a new satellite campus in Monte Plata (“Recinto Monte Planta”) located in the City of Knowledge of said City; (ii) increase, in the short term, the offer of academic programs at the University with new careers and technical studies in order to offer knowledge aligned to the current training needs of the Dominican Republic; (iii) acquire and implement specialized software for distance learning to strengthen current platforms and capacities; and (iv) renovate and improve physical facilities with new equipment and laboratories.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

The investment ammount was not available at the moment of the snapshot.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Universidad del Caribe (Unicaribe) Contractor -

Contact Information
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For questions about the Project, please contact:

Name: Alberto Bonetti
Title: Executive Director
Telephone number: +1 (809) 543-7107
Email: al.bonetti@unicaribe.edu.do

 

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF IDB / IDB INVEST

The Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) or Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest)-funded project. If you submit a complaint to MICI, they may assist you in addressing the problems you raised through a dispute-resolution process with those implementing the project and/or through an investigation to assess whether the IDB or IDB Invest is following its own policies for preventing or mitigating harm to people or the environment. You can submit a complaint by sending an email to MICI@iadb.org. You can learn more about the MICI and how to file a complaint at http://www.iadb.org/en/mici/mici,1752.html (in English) or http://www.iadb.org/es/mici/mici,1752.html (Spanish).

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