Commitment to the well-being of the region.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) joined CABEI in 1992 and is one of the Bank's first non-regional members; its incorporation enabled the Bank to issue and place its first bonds on the international market. At the close of 2021, it is the non-regional member with the highest shareholding (11.4%) with a subscribed capital of USD776.3 million and contributions amounting to USD133.6 million.
In the coordination of development projects, the Republic of China (Taiwan) cooperation for the region focuses on key areas for poverty reduction, such as food security, education, agriculture, Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, agribusiness, coffee producing sector affected by rust, export promotion and forestry and industrial development.
As a relevant fact, in 2020, thanks to the alliance with its non-regional partner country, CABEI made it's 19th issue in the Taiwan capital market, historically totaling US$ 2.3 billion.
In 2021, CABEI opened its representative office in the Republic of China (Taiwan) located at the Taipei 101 building.
CABEI promotes blue economy opportunities in the region
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Tegucigalpa, February 24th, 2022.- This Thursday, the Executive President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), Dr. Dante Mossi, participated in the First Blue Economy Forum of the SICA countries, which addressed the common vision and agreed results for the implementation of the regional blue economy strategy aimed at the sustainable growth of coastal marine resources.
At the event, Dr. Mossi announced that: "In 2022 we will launch a blue and sustainable growth initiative, contextualized in the Regional Blue Growth Strategy, to strengthen institutional arrangements, propose innovative financial mechanisms, as well as strategic investments in the public and private spheres to generate employment opportunities and income generation."
Another of the actions to be undertaken this year by the institution will be "to explore blue bond issues to finance the investments identified in the SICA region on more favorable terms, based on the experiences accumulated by our bank in the area of green bonds."
The event was organized by the European Union, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization of the Central American Isthmus (OSPESCA) and the Secretary of the Central American Integration System (SICA).
