2010-05-07

Uruguayan President José Mujica will seek regional support for the development of a deepwater port in Rocha department, in an effort to facilitate financing for the project, an official from the presidential office told BNamericas, expanding on press reports.   Mujica discussed the pro...

2010-05-07

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will invest 1.8bn pesos (US$3.4mn) in the extension of a road towards Brown lake in region XI's Cochrane district, local paper Diario Aysen reported.   The road extension will total 10km and works will be carried out by the armed forces.   The projec...

2010-05-07

Brazil's new export-import (Ex-Im) bank will be a full subsidiary of national development bank BNDES, finance minister Guido Mantega told a press conference on Brazil's export competiveness, and will reach a portfolio of US$20bn in coming years, according to BNDES head Luciano Coutinho.   &qu...

2010-05-03

Five private firms will invest US$9mn to install an aggregates terminal in Argentine Buenos Aires province's Dock Sud port, the provincial government reported in a release.   The firms Marimar, Blinki, Suying, Tonric and Transportes Jilguero will invest in the terminal, while the provincial p...

2010-05-03

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) is likely to push back the deadline to submit bids for the Concepción-Cabrero highway to October or November, an official from the ministry's concessions division told BNamericas.   Launched last December, the tender schedule called for firms to subm...

2010-05-03

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (Cabei) will create a US$5bn fund, destined mainly to promote social development, competitiveness and integration in Central America, according to a bank release.   The new fund comes after a plan drawn up by the 50th annual governors' assemb...

2010-05-03

Costa Rica's public works and transport ministry MOPT has inaugurated the US$33.6mn Quepos-Savegre-Barú highway connecting cities Quepos and Dominical in Puntarenas province, local paper La Nación reported.   The 42.1km highway reduces travel time between capital San José...

2010-04-30

Airport projects totaling some 7bn reais (US$4bn) aimed at preparing 16 airports in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup might not be able to start until 2012, the official 2014 World Cup website said in a release.   National airport authority Infraero said the master plans for the projects to expan...