The improvements observed by the Interamerican Development Bank (BID is Spanish) in the country have led to an increase of funding granted to private sector projects, exceeding the average amount given to other countries in the region.
New projects under development in various sectors of the economy, and the support the government is giving to them, have prompted the Bank to visit the country to meet and assess an increase in funds.
Gisella Canales in an article for La Prensa quotes: "We have seen that there are good opportunities in various specific sectors. Nicaragua also has good natural resources, so we have seen interesting projects in the forestry and mining (sectors). I think the textile industry has been quite strong, compared to ... other countries in the region, " said Vice President for the BID's private sector, Steven Puig.
Source: laprensa.com.ni
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