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International tender to provide cloud infrastructure construction services to store survey data, at Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica de Honduras.
Government of Honduras procurement LED-PEEE-042-LPI-S-:
"Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica through the IDB Project Management Unit, bid different virtual services, which will be required for 36 months. Some of the technical specifications of the services are as follows:
In the first six months of the year, government entities from the countries of the region submitted 73 environmental impact studies for the construction of different public infrastructure projects.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData, provides the updated list of public and private construction projects that present the environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions of each country.
For every dollar invested in health and education, three need to be spent on direct social assistance in order to achieve the same effect on poverty reduction.
The report "Impact of Public Expenditure on Poverty Reduction and Inequality" by the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUNIDES) has similar conclusions to similar studies carried out in other countries: "In estimating the effect of public interventions on poverty reduction, it was identified that poverty was reduced from 7.2 to 10.1 percent depending on the poverty line used (US $1.8, US $2 and US $2.6), mainly due to social spending in health and education.On the other hand, the contribution made by electricity subsidies did not compensate for the reduction in incomes in households caused by payment of indirect taxes, therefore it did not affect poverty reduction.
University infrastructure in Costa Rica, and road construction and office building in Panama, are some of the public infrastructure projects planned for the coming months in the region.
CentralAmericaData's information system "Construction Projects in Central America,", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit,provides an up to datelist of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact assessments (EIAs) were submitted to Institutions in each country in February 2017.
A water treatment system estimated at $95 million, a municipal park and office buildings are some of the public works projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America", provided by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of the public and private construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were submitted to the respective institutions of each country in December 2016.
The 2017 budget drawn up by the government of Costa Rica is the result of an arithmetic exercise, where the political will of the Solis administration has barely reduced maintenance and has increased privileges in the dominant state corporations.
EDITORIAL
Scandalous could be the best word to describe the magnitude of the increase of 12% which the Solis Rivera administration has made in the 2017 public budget.The 12% increase not only far exceeds the projected inflation for this year, but is disproportionate and far from reality, considering the serious and urgent fiscal problem facing the country.
Works at the airport, works on riverbeds and construction of sports infrastructure are some of the projects which were awarded to private companies in May 2016.
The report "Construction Projects in Central America", prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.com contains a detailed list of major construction projects awarded by Central American governments.
While state officials are happy to delegate their responsibilities to the UN Office for Project Services, the Comptroller of Guatemala has declared that its services are "detrimental to the interests of the state".
EDITORIAL
The arrival in Central America of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) was hailed by many as a factor that would allow the execution of public works which are very difficult or impossible for state institutions in the region to run, for various reasons ranging from lack of qualified personnel to simple negligence.
In Costa Rica the 14% increase in funds for state universities has generated discussion even within the sector, over which stages of education produces better results from investment in terms of economic performance and social justice.
EDITORIAL
The analyst Francisco Villalobos in his article on Crhoy.com reports on the data regarding investments made by middle class families in the education of their children, noting that "the budget increase demanded by universities should be directed towards primary and secondary education therefore the state can support families when they most need support. "
Latin America's weakness in infrastructure will be once again evident during the upcoming economic recovery.
"A study by the World Bank in 2003 warned of the low investment levels of the region, and stated that to reach infrastructure levels similar to those of South Korea, the region would have to invest between 4% and 6% of its GDP for 20 years. And the region is far, far away from achieving this".