Peru, March 10 -- The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $130 million loan to improve river access for riverside communities in the Peruvian Amazon.The operation will strengthen the quality of river transport and access to basic services through improvements in resilient infrastructure and associated services at embarkation points. It will also increase the supply of sanitary and school river transport services and reinforce capacities for their planning, management, and operation.The IDB is the first bank to finance a program aimed at improving river transport and access for remote communities in the Peruvian Amazon, a pioneering project that serves as a benchmark for other Amazonian te...