In 2010, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), will lend $1.038 million for development projects.
$370.8 million are earmarked for Costa Rica, $199.8 million for El Salvador, $173.2 million for Guatemala and $114.9 million for Nicaragua.
As for Honduras, Alfredo Ortuño, CABEI's director, explained that "...disbursements are on hold until the Central American Integration System (SICA) revokes a ruling enacted after the Honduran coup d'état. Nevertheless, the bank has earmarked $123.6 million to finance projects in the country".
The $583 million offer in the bidding for the 3G cellular network is $358 million higher than the cost of $225 estimated by the I.C.E.
After signing a joint letter with four other leading telecommunications companies objecting to the tendering conditions and alleging that it was not possible to present an offer that would comply with the requirements of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) - Costa Rica's telecom company, the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Costa Rica was the only company to make a formal offer to install the 3G cellular network of 1.5 million lines in the country.
Small-business suppliers of Costa Rica's Café Britt travel, souvenir and coffee retailer are to be offered US$1 million in loans from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
The loans are to be offered under an agreement between Café Britt and the BCIE. Café Britt will back the loans.
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) is to finance the modernization of Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría airport.
BCIE is backing the consortium that aims to take over the airport's operations from Alterra. The consortium, led by Houston Airport System (HAS) has yet to make a formal offer for Alterra, a Bechtel unit.