The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT) published the calls for international public bids to obtain concessions for the use, optimization and exploitation, for the establishment of 5 development poles in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Source: Official Gazette of the Federation
• Jorge Nuño, head of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transport (SICT), informed that the Ministry would direct MX$352 billion (US$19.5 billion) to conclude 541 infrastructure works.
• In addition, he communicated the main actions and projects that the current administration would deliver at the end of the current government.
• Among the main achievements, the connectivity system to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) and six railway projects stood out.
• These works include 30 highways, 51 construction projects, modernization of federal highways, 52 rural and feeder road projects, and 405 artisanal labor roads to municipal capitals. These projects would benefit over 47 million people.
Source: SICT
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) presented Mexico’s Sustainable Taxonomy that aims to promote investment in economic activities that reduce socioeconomic gaps and protect the environment within the country.
Sustainable Taxonomy of Mexico
Sustainable Finance Mobilization Strategy
The National Bank of Public Works and Services (Banobras) successfully placed three bonds in the local debt market, two of them sustainable with a gender perspective.
Ninety years after its establishment, Banobras renews the social vision that gave reason to its rise, back in the 1930s.
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), Carso Energy (a subsidiary of Grupo Carso), and Sempra Infrastructure (a subsidiary of Sempra – NYSE: SRE, BMV: SRE) through its affiliates, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase the electricity generation capacity of CFE in the states of Sonora and Baja California, and boost the natural gas industry in the northwest region of Mexico, supporting the energy security of the country and the objectives of the Mexican Government.
Source: CFE
Within the framework of the Sustainable Bank Strategy, and as part of the actions for the economic reactivation of the country, the National Bank of Public Works and Services (Banobras) placed three bonds, two of them sustainable with a gender perspective, through the Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA): BANOB 22-4, BANOB 22X and BANOB 22-2X for a total amount of 7.5 billion pesos.
UNEP and GIZ, through the Sustainable Infrastructure Tool Navigator, recognize Banobras as a case of good practices in sustainable infrastructure.
Banobras, through its digital platform Mexico Projects Hub, is internationally recognized as a case of best practices in sustainable infrastructure. This case study is found in the Sustainable Infrastructure Tool Navigator, led and supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Is a resource platform designed to help infrastructure practitioners planners, designers, funders, and others –across government, private, and civil society- to identify the most relevant tools to help develop and integrate sustainability into infrastructure systems and specific projects. This initiative promotes comprehensive approaches in the planning and development of sustainable infrastructure around the world.
With this kind of contributions, Banobras reinforces its commitment to advance in the incorporation of standards, tools and good practices that promote sustainable financing with environmental and social responsibility.
As part of its 2020-2023 Refinancing Program, the National Bank for Public Works and Services (Banobras), Trustee of the National Infrastructure Fund (Fonadin), successfully placed 16 billion pesos of debt in Trust Stock Certificates denominated in investment units (Udis) and endorsed by the Federal Government.
The resources obtained will be used to repay the debt, allowing it to be reduced and improving its profile.
The transaction had a demand of 1.6 times the amount placed and had the participation of Afores, insurers and government institutions.
