Ecuador sets strategy

Ecuador is receiving a loan worth US$255 million from the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) for infrastructure works. The country has a long list of road projects to invest in, as well as airport works in Santa Rosa, Lago Agrio and Tena.
February 7, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Ecuador is receiving a loan worth US$255 million from the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) for infrastructure works. The country has a long list of road projects to invest in, as well as airport works in Santa Rosa, Lago Agrio and Tena. Paving work will be carried out both on roads and for the airports, although details of the contracts due to be put out to tender have yet to be revealed.

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