$ 8 million for Liberia Airport

©image: Ryan E. Poplin

"With this transaction, the IIC, along with BICSA and other international banks, will contribute to private sector development, particularly in rural areas of Costa Rica, driving the infrastructure boom and boosting the tourism industry, marking another milestone in the development of tourism in the country, as it did more than a decade ago when it funded the first five-star hotel in the Guanacaste coast. This is an area with various economic activities which will promote more jobs, generate foreign exchange, new business opportunities and further develop and diversify existing economic activities," said Juan Fonseca, Investment Officer at IIC in charge of the operation.

Daniel Oduber International Airport is located in the city of Liberia, the main tourist destination in the province of Guanacaste.

Source: Inter-American Investment Corporation

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