2010-03-10

The Andean Development Corporation (CAF) has approved two loans worth a total of US$500mn for reconstruction in Haiti and Chile in the wake of the earthquakes that recently hit both countries, CAF said on its website.   The entity approved a US$200mn fund for Haiti and US$300mn for Chile. &n...

2010-03-10

The Panamanian metro ministry has extended the deadline to announce prequalified firms participating in the process to build Panama City's metro line 1, an official from the ministry told BNamericas.   Originally set for March 8, the announcement will now be made on March 12, the official sai...

2010-03-10

IDB has approved a US$481mn loan to help Brazil's São Paulo state expand and upgrade metro Line 5, the bank said in a release.   The new line will run from the southwest of the city to the center and is scheduled to be ready in 2013. Once it is fully operational, the number of passenge...

2010-03-08

Highway concessionaire OHL Brasil reported a 70.6mn-real (US$39.6mn) net profit for Q4, up 52.1% year-over-year.   The firm said the result was mainly due to an increase in toll booths to 28.   In the same period, net revenues rose 79.7% to 348mn reais from 194mn reais and Ebitda incre...

2010-03-08

The Uruguayan government is considering pushing back the date to auction a new concessioned terminal in capital Montevideo's port, local paper El País reported.   The previous government, led by president Tabaré Vázquez, had set March 17 as the auction date, but represent...

2010-03-08

The World Bank will approve additional loans of up to US$137mn for Bolivia over the next two years, according to the bank's local representative, Oscar Avalle.   "Our entire portfolio in Bolivia is US$300mn, and at the moment we are discussing an additional US$137mn that we will approve ...

2010-03-08

The Dominican Republic will launch a tender on March 8 to build the Bávaro-Miches-Sabana de la Mar highway stretch, the presidential website reported.   The bidding rules will be published on March 8 in local papers.   In addition to the road, work includes building a new dock f...

2010-03-04

Bolivia's national roads administrator ABC has awarded a contract to supervise construction of the La Paz-Oruro highway to a consortium comprised of Spanish firm Prointec and Bolivia's SGT.   The consortium will be responsible for supervising the design and construction of the highway, and en...