
(Photo courtesy of the Presidency)
December 18th, 2015 (ICR News) A meeting between Costa Rica president, Luis Guillermo Solis and representatives of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) Thursday afternoon concluded with the approval of US $287 million in financing for infrastructure projects in the country next year, CRHoy.com reports.
The financing will be used for clean energy projects by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), road infrastructure programs administered by the National Highway Council (CONAVI) and the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), public hospital infrastructure and equipment including funds for a new medical tower at the Calderon Guardia Hospital, as well as funding for the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) to improve water sanitation and infrastructure.
President Solis was in Honduras on Thursday, where he met with his counterpart, Juan Orlando Hernandez. The presidents reportedly discussed the ongoing Cuban migrant crisis in Costa Rica.