The new Development Bank aims to attend productive sectors which are not served by commercial banks and expects to receive capital for up to $ 1.200 million through bond issues in domestic and international markets and also financing from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) and other multilateral agencies.

"According to Ricardo Flores, current president of BMI, the eight main sectors to which they advocate the development are: agriculture, agribusiness, industry, services, energy, exports, students, tourism, housing, productive infrastructure, local governments and micro and small enterprises," reportes the article in Laprensagrafica.com.

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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