Concession Law for Salvadoran Ports Planned for October

The Assembly is to receive the bill toward the end of next month and its approval is expected by the end of the year.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Should this happen, by the second half of 2011 the tender process could be launched, according to predictions by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and El Salvador's state ports authority (CEPA).

"The IFC, the World Bank's financial arm for the private sector, is supporting the Salvadoran government in the creation of the concession model. The corporation will soon complete market research and a proposal for a framework law," reports Laprensagrafica.com.

In the short term a law firm specializing in shipping legislation will be contracted in order to draw up the concession law.

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