Japanese funding will help pay for the construction of a key bridge link in Sri Lanka. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing a loan worth US$292.14 million for the bridge project. The new link will span the Kelani River.
October 12, 2015
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Japanese funding will help pay for the construction of a key bridge link in Sri Lanka. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing a loan worth US$292.14 million for the bridge project. The new link will span the Kelani River.
Argentina is looking to source a series of loans to pay for six important road projects. The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) is in discussions with officials in the country over the loans package, worth a total of US$200 million. The funding would be used for six PPP road projects. Other financing worth $900 million is also being secured for the six road projects, with some of the construction work already underway.
Two major road projects will help connectivity in West African nations. In Cameroon, a loan from China Eximbank will help fund a key expressway project. Meanwhile in Côte d'Ivoire, a new highway will provide a new link to a major port. The US$466 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) will be used to upgrade the expressway linking Cameroon’s two major cities, Douala and Yaounde. Meanwhile Bouygues Travaux Publics is to build a 6.4km stretch of highway in Côte d'Ivoire, in a contr
