IDB Lends for Brazilian State's Road Project

By // 06 August 2009

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    agreed to lend $50 million to repair and improve roads in Brazil's Santa Catarina state. The funding will be used to pave 50 kilometers of roads and rehabilitate another 50 kilometers of state roads. It will also back feasibility, technical and environmental studies to enhance the state's highway network.

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