2011-02-22

Brazil's infrastructure sector is unlikely to be seriously affected by the 50bn-real (US$30.0bn) federal budget cut announced by the government in February, Fernando Gentil, director of the Brazilian branch of US private equity firm Darby Overseas Investments, told BNamericas.

2011-02-22

Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla has completed an inspection tour of expansion work at Daniel Oduber international airport in western Guanacaste province's capital city, Liberia.

2011-02-22

Costa Rica needs to invest US$58bn in infrastructure over the next 25 years in order compete internationally, according to public works and transport (MOPT) minister Francisco Jiménez.

2011-02-21

Mexico's federal airport operator ASA has issued a call for US firms to provide technical assistance for an airport development and management project.

2011-02-21

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) plans to launch a consultancy tender for a project to build an access road to connect Litueche in central southern region VI with Puertecillo beach, regional MOP director Moisés Saravia Ruiz told BNamericas.

2011-02-21

Brazil's Bertin Group has said it has the 370mn-real (US$223mn) deposit required to sign its concession contract for the Sul and Leste stretches of São Paulo state's Rodoanel Mário Covas beltway.

2011-02-21

Peru's private investment promotion agency ProInversión expects to award the concession of the General San Martín port in Pisco region by October, an official from the project management office told BNamericas.

2011-02-18

Paraguay's public works and communications ministry (MOPC) is looking to turn capital Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi international airport into a regional passenger hub following the terminal's concession, project manager Rubén Ocampo told BNamericas.