Road and airport deal for Bolivia

A World Bank loan worth US$109 million is paying for an upgrade to the road connecting the Bolivian conurbations of Rurrenabaque and Ixiamas as well as to the airport in Rurrenabaque.
February 27, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A 2332 World Bank loan worth US$109 million is paying for an upgrade to the road connecting the Bolivian conurbations of Rurrenabaque and Ixiamas as well as to the airport in Rurrenabaque. The road will be extended by some 113km, while the airport runway at Rurrenabaque will be lengthened so as to allow larger aircraft to use the facility.

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