Latinnews Daily - 20 November 2017

Central America: On 11 November, the local press reported that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a self-sustaining US government agency that helps US businesses invest in emerging markets, had announced a US$1bn credit line for the Central American 'Northern Triangle' countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras) to be used in the next 24 months through alliances between financial institutions in the three countries. The local press cited OPIC’s vice president Ryan Brennan, as saying that the goal of the loan is to provide the North Triangle with fair funding to help grow businesses and create jobs that respect workers’ and women’s rights, and gender equality.

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