Guatemala-Mexico: $250 million for Border Crossings

An announcement has been made that an agreement will be signed between the two governments to build ten border crossings using funding from the Inter-American Development Bank.

Friday, May 23, 2014

From a press release issued by the Government of Guatemala:

250 million dollars will be invested in the installation of 10 border posts between Guatemala and Mexico.

The governments of Guatemala and Mexico will sign an agreement to build 10 border crossings between the two countries at a cost of $250 million, announced the president, Otto Perez Molina.

The agreement will be signed in a month and the project will be financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

The decision was agreed upon at the Summit of the Association of Caribbean States, held in Yucatán (Mérida) in early May, when Pérez Molina and the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, met with representatives from international financial organization.

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