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Colombia highway deal being arranged

Funding has been sourced for Colombia’s Autopista al Mar 2 fourth generation (4G) highway project. In all US$652 million has been secured for the work, with the China Development Bank providing $418 million. Other banks involved in the financing are Colombia’s Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN) and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
August 2, 2019 Read time: 1 min

Funding has been sourced for Colombia’s Autopista al Mar 2 fourth generation (4G) highway project. In all US$652 million has been secured for the work, with the 2621 China Development Bank providing $418 million. Other banks involved in the financing are Colombia’s Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN) and Japan’s 2714 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

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