The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has identified its key role as working to improve the lives of people living in Latin America and the Caribbean. The institution says it aims to do this through financial and technical support for countries that are working to reduce poverty and inequality.With a fairly unblemished history since its establishment in 1959, the IDB has found itself at the centre of controversy that is quite unsettling. Just two weeks ago, the institution was thrust into the spotlight after directors voted to fire president of the bank Mauricio Claver-Carone, over what they deemed as unethical behaviour.Claver-Carone was picked by former United States president Donald Trump, who himself is under multiple ethical and criminal investigations. The IDB president was dismissed following a probe into allegations that he was romantically involved with an employee, whom he favoured on the job and to whom he gave a significant raise of pay.