The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and Banco de Desarrollo Rural channeled $37.6 million in loans in 2025 to strengthen Guatemala’s agricultural sector, small businesses, and key productive sectors, CABEI said. The money comes from various CABEI programs and is part of the bank’s strategy to improve competitiveness, productivity, and resilience of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the region.
Under the Productive Sectors Promotion Program, nearly $25 million in working capital was financed for companies that generate 1,764 jobs, 31 percent of which are held by women. These investments contribute directly to the country’s economic dynamism, strengthening value chains and creating job opportunities. In addition, $8.4 million was channeled through the CAMBio II Program, a CABEI initiative developed in partnership with the Green Climate Fund, which promotes the transition to more sustainable production models through green credit and non-reimbursable technical assistance to improve technical, productive, and climate-related capacities. To date, more than 180 small farmers have benefited in 14 departments, mainly in the production, processing, and marketing of coffee, vegetables, fruit trees, aquaculture, and other agricultural sectors.
Another $4.2 million was recently disbursed under the Visionarias Program, a financial initiative aimed at supporting women-led MSMEs. The program is promoted by CABEI in partnership with Taiwan ICDF and the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Guatemala and seeks to promote women’s economic autonomy through access to financing on favorable terms. CABEI said the partnership with Banrural demonstrates the tangible impact that development banking can have on strengthening productive and agricultural sectors led by women in Guatemala.
Through its network of financial intermediaries in the region, CABEI reinforces its commitment to providing resources that drive economic growth, productive inclusion, and the creation of opportunities in its member countries. In Guatemala, these actions are part of institutional efforts to continue growing the bank’s portfolio in strategic sectors, expanding the scope and effectiveness of its programs.
