The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is the leading multilateral development bank (MDB) for countries in the Central American region and serves as the financial arm supporting the region's integration and development. Founded in 1960 by Guatemala,El Salvador,Honduras,Nicaragua and Costa Rica, CABEI was originally established by these five founding members. It was later joined by Panama, the Dominican Republic and Belize as regional non-founding members, and by Mexico,Colombia,Argentina, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Spain,Cuba and Korea as extra-regional members. The Bank is currently composed of 15 member countries.

CABEI's mission is to foster economic integration and promote inclusive and balanced social development across the Central American region, which includes both founding and non-founding regional member countries, while also addressing and balancing the interests of all its member countries. As an international multilateral development bank (MDB), CABEI invests all its resources in projects that drive sustainable development throughout the Central American region, with the aim of reducing poverty and inequality. It also seeks to strengthen regional integration as a means to promote the competitive and inclusive participation of its member countries in the global economy. All activities and initiatives promoted by the Bank emphasize the application of best practices in environmental, social, and sustainable matters, in accordance with CABEI's Institutional Strategy, which is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the Paris Agreement, as well as the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) adopted by its member countries