Finance: Latin America

Developments in transport finance, PPP, debt, equity, M&A deals from Latin America

• Refrota 17 to fund purchase of 75 buses in Baixada Fluminense, Brazil

  November 29, 2019
  Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to provide a total funding of BRL27 million to Empresa de Transportes Flores and Transporte Mageli for the procurement of a total of 75 buses.

• Mexico City signs agreement with UNOPS to modernise STC Metro, Mexico [free access]

  November 7, 2019
  The Government of Mexico City has signed a collaboration agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to advise the city on the modernisation of Mexico City Metro/Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC).

• Panama allocates USD150 million in 2020–21 Budget for Panama Metro Line 3

  October 30, 2019
  The national government of Panama has allocated USD150 million for the construction of Panama Metro Line 3 in its budget for fiscal year 2020–21.

• Sao Paulo State signs loan with CAF for Monorail Line 17, Brazil

  October 7, 2019
  The state government of São Paulo has signed a USD296 million loan agreement with Corporacion Andina de Fomento-Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF), development bank of Latin America, to complete the first section of the São Paulo Monorail Line 17 (Gold Line).

• Ministry of Regional Development to finance 120 buses in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  September 27, 2019
  The National Secretariat of Urban Mobility of Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to allocate BRL45.1 million to Transportes Barra, Viação Redentor and Transportes Futuro for the acquisition of 120 buses to be deployed in Rio de Janeiro.

• Mexico train projects to receive funding for pre-investment studies [free access]

  September 14, 2019
  The Federal Government of Mexico has announced plans to invest MXN60 million in pre-investment studies of the suburban train in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area and the Guanajuato-Querétaro Metropolitan and Inter-municipal State Train.

• Mexico City to invest MXN40 billion in metro modernisation, Mexico

  September 4, 2019
  The government of Mexico City has announced plans to invest MXN40 billion in the modernisation of the Mexico City Metro/ Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) to increase the capacity of the system to six million passengers.

• Chile’s USD5 billion railway development plan announced

  September 3, 2019
  The national government of Chile announced plans to invest more than USD5 billion in the Chile Sobre Rieles (Chile on Rails) project, comprising more than 27 rail infrastructure and security projects.

• Ministry of Social Development approves financing for Santiago Metro’s Lines 7, 8, and 9, Chile

  August 22, 2019
  Chile’s Ministry of Social Development has approved the financing of Metro de Santiago’s Lines 7, 8, and 9.

• BRL79.2 million approved for Contagem urban mobility project, Brazil

  July 29, 2019
  Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development (MDR) has approved a BRL79.2 million loan to finance an urban mobility project in Contagem, a city in Minas Gerais.

• CCR acquires majority stake in VLT Carioca Consortium, Brazil

  July 24, 2019
  Companhia de Investimentos em Infraestrutura e Serviços (CIIS), a subsidiary of Brazil-based CCR S.A., has acquired a 50.31 per cent stake in the Concessionária do VLT Carioca/ VLT Carioca consortium.

• Caixa begins financing of RETREM, Brazil

  July 19, 2019
  Caixa Econômica Federal, a Brazilian bank, has announced plans to finance the Programa de Renovação de Frota de Transporte Público Coletivo Urbano de Passageiros sobre Trilhos (RETREM).

• BRL34 million approved for Cascavel urban mobility project, Brazil

  July 11, 2019
  Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development (MDR) has approved a BRL34 million loan to finance urban mobility projects in Cascavel.

• Brazil government launches plan to finance urban rail systems

  July 3, 2019
  The Government of Brazil has launched a programme to finance the procurement and renewal of urban rail systems such as rolling stock, signalling, telecommunication, and control systems in the country under the programme named Programa de Renovação de Frota de Transporte Público Coletivo Urbano de Passageiros sobre Trilhos (RETREM).

• Costa Rica’s National Bank to fund hybrid buses for San Jose

  June 25, 2019
  The National Bank of Costa Rica/Banco Nacional de Costa Rica has announced plans to provide a CRC183.61 million loan for the procurement of two diesel–electric hybrid buses.

• Mexico City to fund light-rail track-replacement works

  May 4, 2019
  The government of Mexico City has announced plans to invest MXN280 million to replace the tracks of Mexico City’s light rail Taxqueña–Azteca Stadium section.

• Peru funds Lima Metro Line 4 studies

  March 28, 2019
  Peru’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has transferred PEN17.64 million to Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications to fund feasibility and environmental impact studies for Lima Metro Line 4.

• Mexico City to invest MXN30 billion in public transit by 2025, Mexico

  March 13, 2019
  The city government of Mexico City has announced plans to invest MXN30 billion during 2019–2025 to expand the public transport network in the city.

• Mexico funds Guadalajara LRT Line 3; to begin operations by December 2019

  February 28, 2019
  The Government of Mexico has allocated USD239.08 million for Guadalajara light rail transit (LRT) Line 3 and has announced plans to commence operations by December 2019.

• EIB to finance Buenos Aires Subway modernisation

  December 12, 2018
  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a USD104-million loan to finance the modernisation of Buenos Aires Subway Line D and the upgrade of Obelisco Station, which connects Lines B, C and D.