BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Taiwan is offering a grant of US$1.4 million to assist Belize launch the second part of its low-income housing program.
A authorities assertion the funding can be used to finance the development of roughly 50 studio homes, which is predicted to enhance the dwelling situations of about 250 beneficiaries.
“It’s envisaged that the challenge can be executed on the deliberate group improvement known as Highland Property. This deliberate group improvement will present 831 parcels of land to first-time landowners in Belmopan. This challenge is being carried out by the Ministry of Infrastructure Improvement and Housing and is estimated to have a period of 10 months,” the federal government stated.
Infrastructure Improvement and Housing Minister Julius Espat, in extending the federal government’s appreciation for the mortgage, additionally additional dedicated the nation “to strengthening cooperation and pleasant relations.”
Belize is amongst a handful of CARICOM international locations with diplomatic relations with Taiwan that China considers a renegade province. The others are St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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