Brazil's next govt seen pushing ahead with infra concessions
The frontrunner has declared his intention to go ahead with unfinished projects.
The frontrunner has declared his intention to go ahead with unfinished projects.
Alberto Carrasquilla, who also served as finance minister during the Álvaro Uribe administration, is accused of profiting from a water bonds program.
The public works ministry will modify the framework for the initiatives, which will include partial funding of studies by the state and higher premiums for those who propose them.
Córdoba and Santa Fe signed an agreement to create a bi-provincial unit in charge of relevant studies and finding the financing.
Spanish Aguas de Valencia and Ecuador's state utility EPA signed an MOU for a joint fund to provide permanent potable water services in Esmeraldas.
The project is crucial to guarantee water supply in Brazil's drought-stricken northeast region.
Just as the lower house is set to interrogate the finance minister, who is facing a possible no confidence vote over a failed water bonds program, prosecutors have started a preliminary investigation of their own.
Consorcio Aguas de David, the group responsible for the project in Panama's Chiriquí province, was given a two-week deadline to get back to work.
João Doria plans to use the resources from an additional shares sale to expand Sabesp's services.
Odebrecht, Queiroz Galvão, OAS, and some individuals must pay US$24mn due to irregularities in the Pirapama water system project.