The construction of a stadium and the national library, as well as the development of infrastructure in tourist areas, are some of the projects that would be financed by the Asian giant in El Salvador, as part of its non-reimbursable cooperation programs.
As part of the non-refundable assistance, China will support the construction of six projects, including a new National Library, a national stadium and a Surf City project, in order to promote joint development and increase the well-being of both peoples, the Chinese Embassy in El Salvador announced on December 3.
Honduras approved a loan agreement with Taiwan's Export-Import Bank, which will be used in part to strengthen health and education infrastructure.
The credit at the international level was approved through Executive Agreement 499-2019, which contemplates in its recitals that it will serve for budgetary support "aimed at addressing priority issues of national interest aimed at economic reactivation."
Constructora Rodsa, Constructora Peñaranda and Constructora Codico are three of the companies that in the first quarter of 2019 were awarded contracts by governments to build all types of public infrastructure in Central America.
An analysis of CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence unit provides data on the companies that from January to March 2019 were awarded government contracts to build all types of public infrastructure in Central American countries.
The World Bank approved a $200 million loan to finance the construction of "infrastructure resilient to adverse natural events.”
The US$200 million loan for the Local Economic Resilience project in El Salvador has a twenty-five-year maturity, including a five-year grace period, according to the World Bank (WB).
From the World Bank press release:
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2019 – The World Bank Group Executive Board approved a project to improve the institutional performance of municipalities and increase access for citizens to services and infrastructure resilient to adverse natural events in El Salvador. The US$200 million Local Economic Resilience Project will benefit approximately 4.5 million Salvadoreans in all 262 municipalities.
The government has announced that with a loan from the IADB, it will remodel and build comprehensive child care centers in different areas of the country.
The $30 million is part of a $50 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which will be managed by the Ministry of Social Development and will be aimed at improving the infrastructure of health centers and modernizing the institution, said Minister Alcibíades Vásquez.
The Ministry of Health in Panama is putting out to tender sanitation and school modules in the districts of Guna Yala and Embera Wounaan.
Panama Government Purchase 2017-0-12-0-11-LP-020671:
"Construction on 7 works on aqueducts, 623 individual sanitation units and 7 school modules in 7 indigenous rural communities in the Health Region in the Region of Kuna Yala and the Health Region in Darien - Embera Wounaan.
From March 28th to 30th potential international investors will learn about public and private projects in infrastructure, tourism, energy and industrial development.
From a statement issued by Proesa El Salvador:
The country will open the first International Investment Forum El Salvador 2017 and present the Country Brand for El Salvador on March 28, reported officials this morning from the Agency for Promoting Export and Investment in El Salvador (PROESA), during a press conference.
Congress has approved an IDB loan for the construction of three centers that make up the Ciudad Mujer project in Tegucigalpa.
The loan was agreed in a pact signed in late December by the director of the initiative of Salvadoran origin 'Ciudad Mujer' (Woman City) in Honduras, Rosa Lourdes Paz, and the IDB representative in Honduras, Mirna Liévano.
In Costa Rica new investment funds for development projects are a good alternative to remedy the serious deficiencies in public infrastructure affecting the country.
From a report by Fitch Ratings Central America:
Fitch Ratings - San Jose - (August 24, 2016): The rules on investment funds in Costa Rica incorporate the concept of Investment Funds for Development Projects (FDP) as an alternative to expand financing options (via placement of shares from an FDP).This type of fund can be used in public and private infrastructure projects, as well as in real estate developments (whether they are residential or commercial ones), among other projects.
A third and final call has started for companies and investors interested in participating in the development of projects in the program 'Apuesta por InversionES'.
Applications are open for national and international companies with the financial capacity to invest anywhere in the country.
Elsalvador.com reports that "...Interested investors should do so in a new project or expansion of an existing one in the category of tradables, which includes goods or services that can be traded internationally, said a statement issued by Fomilenio II.These are projects that can be set up in any part of the country, with a minimum investment of $100,000 by the applicant. "
In Panama a contract has been awarded to the company Ingeniería REC, SA to design and build a social housing complex in the province of Veraguas.
In the tender for the supply of materials, labor, equipment and administration for studies, design and construction of the building project and infrastructure called "Urbanization San Antonio" in the province of Veraguas, the company Ingeniería REC, S.A.
The Ministry of Health in Panama is inviting bids for the construction of school modules, aqueducts and individual sanitation units in rural communities in Ngäbe Bugle.
Panama Government Purchase 2016-0-12-0-12-LP-016907:
"Construction of 5 Works on aqueducts and 313 individual sanitation units and 2 school modules in 6 indigenous rural communities in the Health Region in Ngäbe Bugle"
In Panama the date for receipt of bids in the tender for the construction of the Higher Technical Institute of the East in Tocumen has been postponed until February 26.
The Ministry of the Presidency has postponed until February 26, 2016, the delivery of economic proposals for the design and construction of the Higher Technical Institute East (ITSE) in the province of Panama.
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