The 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN) are a call for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection. FONPLATA – Development Bank is committed to the harmonious and inclusive development of its members, by means of sustainable development and infrastructures projects. The 2030 Agenda is in line with the Bank’s Institutional Strategy, and the projects and programs it supports, by their very nature, cover one or more of the SDGs. Read more here.

The Development Bank will fund the “Emergency Housing Improvement Program”, aiming at improving the conditions of households in emergency situations due to critical social vulnerability. Total investment of the program amounts to USD 10 million, to be entirely financed with FONPLATA resources, and...
This is the first operation conducted by FONPLATA in Uruguay under the non-sovereign line of credit. The loan agreement was signed in Montevideo by the Executive President of FONPLATA, Juan Notaro, the President of CVU, José Luis Puig Folle, and the Director of CVU, Ángel Néstor Fachinetti...
The Executive President of FONPLATA — Development Bank, Juan E. Notaro, and the Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nobumitsu Hayashi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming at improving active collaboration through the investment of Japanese companies in South America...
The Development Bank has published its Sustainable Debt Framework that will support the issuance of green, social, and sustainable debt. This aligns the Bank with the objectives and commitments of the Global Public Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations...
To continue supporting the economic recovery process following the COVID-19 pandemic, FONPLATA – Development Bank signed a new loan agreement with Uruguay to support micro, small, and medium enterprises, one of the sectors that suffered most the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus. The...