On June 28, the Institutional Strategic Plan of the Municipality of Itajai, known as PEMI 2040, was acknowledged as one of the best initiatives in the State Power category of the award Prêmio ODS Santa Catarina 2019 (Santa Catarina 2019 SDG Award). The Prêmio ODS Santa Catarina 2019 is part of the...
I am fortunate to have been the head of FONPLATA in one of the most important stages in the history of this Institution. Not so long ago, this Institution was a financial fund, and in just a few years, we have turned it into a modern and dynamic regional development bank already at the same level as...
FONPLATA has signed a 60.535-billion-US-dollar loan agreement with Uruguay’s National Corporation for Development (CND) to fund the Support Program for Forest Road Network Optimization. The guarantee contract was signed the same day. The Program, which shall be carried out by Corporación Vial del...
A few days ago, I have signed in Uruguay, on behalf of FONPLATA, the commitment of the Institution to fund the improvement of Montevideo’s port access road, Rambla Portuaria, by improving the road and railway access to Uruguay’s main connecting hub to the rest of the world. This project is just an...
Last month, the new President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, and the then President of Brazil, Michel Temer, signed an agreement to build two international bridges connecting both countries. This announcement is good news, as it will increase the possibilities of integration, facilitate...