The Fourth State of the Region Report examines the society, demography, economy, environment, and political integration of the seven Central American countries.
The Fourth State of the Region report is divided into four sections and ten chapters.
The first section is entitled "Regional Overview", and its main purpose is to track recent developments in Central America based on a platform of comprehensive and current indicators.
The European Union has announced contributions for social and electoral programs, as well as infrastructure improvements.
The nonrefundable collaborative agreements signed are for projects for rural roads, community development, poverty reduction, and assistance to those affected by the recent rains among others schemes.
"The $64.4 million will go to El Salvador’s Caring Community Support Program (PACSES in Spanish), who will seek to "reduce poverty and economic and social inequality, primarily in rural areas, according to the chancellor", reads an article from Reuters.
The President of the IDB announced funding to meet priorities in Central America and the Dominican Republic.
"This year we will maintain our response and commitment to the region," said Alberto Moreno. “The $ 2.000 million” he added, “will be used to address infrastructure priorities, particularly roads, energy, social safety nets, with an emphasis on strengthening health services, education, housing, natural disasters and climate change, finance and public safety.