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Colombia’s road programme attracting foreign funding

Foreign financing looks likely for much of Colombia’s 4G road programme. Colombia's national infrastructure agency, ANI, has said that there are 13 funding sources from outside of the country that are keen to provide financing for the 4G road development plan. Those showing an interest include pension funds and capital funds. Chinese and Middle Eastern financing for Colombian road development is also a possibility. The list of financing sources already involved in Colombia’s 4G programme includes JP Morgan
May 18, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Foreign financing looks likely for much of Colombia’s 4G road programme. Colombia's national infrastructure agency, ANI, has said that there are 13 funding sources from outside of the country that are keen to provide financing for the 4G road development plan. Those showing an interest include pension funds and capital funds. Chinese and Middle Eastern financing for Colombian road development is also a possibility. The list of financing sources already involved in Colombia’s 4G programme includes JP Morgan, CDPQ, Goldman Sachs,Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Natixis New York Branch.

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