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Related: About this forumAs Ivanka Trump visits, U.S. OKs $400 million Argentina highway investment
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 / 5:02 PM / UPDATED 32 MINUTES AGO
As Ivanka Trump visits, U.S. OKs $400 million Argentina highway investment
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The United States has approved a $400 million highway investment in Argentina as President Donald Trumps eldest daughter Ivanka Trump visits the South American nation on a wider tour of the region.
Ivanka Trump, a White House adviser, is on a Latin American trip that includes visits to Colombia and Argentinas remote northern province of Jujuy, after which she will leave for neighboring country Paraguay.
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. governments development finance body, said its directors had approved the financing to expand and upgrade an 876-km (544-mile) toll road stretching from Buenos Aires to the Chilean border to the west of the country.
Safe highways and road networks that support commerce are critical to creating a healthier economy for the people of Argentina, OPIC acting President and Chief Executive David Bohigian said in a statement.
The announcement was made in Jujuy where the U.S. delegation led by Ivanka Trump met with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie and Minister of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich.
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As Ivanka Trump visits, U.S. OKs $400 million Argentina highway investment
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The United States has approved a $400 million highway investment in Argentina as President Donald Trumps eldest daughter Ivanka Trump visits the South American nation on a wider tour of the region.
Ivanka Trump, a White House adviser, is on a Latin American trip that includes visits to Colombia and Argentinas remote northern province of Jujuy, after which she will leave for neighboring country Paraguay.
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. governments development finance body, said its directors had approved the financing to expand and upgrade an 876-km (544-mile) toll road stretching from Buenos Aires to the Chilean border to the west of the country.
Safe highways and road networks that support commerce are critical to creating a healthier economy for the people of Argentina, OPIC acting President and Chief Executive David Bohigian said in a statement.
The announcement was made in Jujuy where the U.S. delegation led by Ivanka Trump met with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie and Minister of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-argentina/as-ivanka-trump-visits-u-s-oks-400-million-argentina-highway-investment-idUSKCN1VQ2PQ
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As Ivanka Trump visits, U.S. OKs $400 million Argentina highway investment (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2019
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FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)1. For our own sick and poor we have no money to help
But we have 400 million to build roads in Argentina?
CatMor
(6,212 posts)2. Ivanka should come see the roads where I live.
tikka
(762 posts)3. Kremlin Barbie gets to buy influence with taxpayer money
This whole trip stinks. It is nothing but a charade to give a know-nothing dilettante status.
stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)4. Toll Road of course.