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Funding for Nicaragua road improvements

Road improvements in Nicaragua will now be paid for through a loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). The US$238 million loan will fund a series of upgrades to a total of 194km of key road connections in the country. A further $5 million of funding is being provided by the Nicaraguan Government. The work will form the country’s seventh programme for road improvements will commence in 2018 with six separate projects being carried out.
November 9, 2017 Read time: 1 min

Road improvements in Nicaragua will now be paid for through a loan from the 863 Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). The US$238 million loan will fund a series of upgrades to a total of 194km of key road connections in the country. A further $5 million of funding is being provided by the Nicaraguan Government. The work will form the country’s seventh programme for road improvements will commence in 2018 with six separate projects being carried out.

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