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White House Official Elected to Head IDB

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Newly elected head of the Inter-American Development Bank Mauricio Claver-Carone. Photo: El Nuevo Herald

XINHUA Mauricio J. Claver-Carone, a senior White House official, was elected on Saturday, Sept. 12, to head the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) amid strong opposition from Latin American countries and senior experts. Claver-Carone, who will succeed current President Luis Alberto Moreno, will take office on Oct. 1 for a five-year term, the IDB said in a statement. The IDB, bowing

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Mexico News Roundup

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By RICARDO CASTILLO AMLO: “I’m not an ornamental vase” There must have been more to the matter than met the naked eye. If not, why did Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) raise so much hell over it? On Sunday, April 26, the Mexican Business Association and the investment department of the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) announced that they

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