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Housing
Conference in Guatemala
Over 250 representatives from 22
countries are attending the 43rd
Inter-American Housing
Conference, which began Monday
in Guatemala.
Initiatives to achieve
sustainable housing development,
and strengthen financing for the
sector will be analyzed in the
two-day meeting.
Carlos Corado Lanza, president
of the Inter-American
Association for Housing
highlighted the importance for
Guatemala to host this
conference, as it will allow the
exchange of information and
technology to improve the
quality of constructions.
Guatemala has a housing shortage
ranging from 1.3-1.5 million,
with another 700,000 houses
needing to be repaired, Lanza
noted.
Granting about 35,000 subsidies
for constructions in 2006,
mainly for the victims of
tropical storm Stan, is among
the Guatemalan authorities´
goals.
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