# EXCLUSIVE: IDB head working on $2.5 billion Venezuela loan, faces board pushback, sources say

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- Reuters, 2026-09-22 21:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/idb-head-working-25-billion-venezuela-loan-faces-board-pushback-sources-say-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab2eeb0118ed10001a24b8a

> The head of the Inter-American Development Bank has been working to win approval for a $2.5 billion loan to Venezuela, but some members of the lender’s board have pushed back, according to two people familiar with the matter.