Central American Bank for Economic Integration

Central American Bank for Economic Integration
Formation1960 (1960)
TypeMultilateral Development Bank
Legal statusTreaty
HeadquartersTegucigalpa, Honduras
Membership15 countries
Key people
Websitewww.bcie.org/en/

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration - CABEI (BCIE in Spanish) was founded in 1960. It is an international multilateral development financial institution. Its resources are invested in projects that foster development to reduce poverty and inequality; strengthen regional integration and the competitive insertion of its member countries in the global economy; providing special attention to environmental sustainability. Its headquarters are in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and has regional offices in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.