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Leading ministers, regulatory authorities, CEOs and executives of the ICT industry in Latin America will participate in the CLT 2017, a gathering of four intense days of conferences, seminars and meetings. The event is organized by the ITU, CAF, ASIET and GSMA from 20^th to 23^rd of June in Cartagena de Indias with the support of the MinTIC and the Communications Regulatory Commission of Colombia.

Luis Carranza, Executive President of CAF, met with Horacio Cartes, President of the Republic of Paraguay, and reiterated the Institution' commitment with the development of the country

This initiative led by the Government of Germany (BMZ) through KfW and CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, will reduce financing costs for the promotion of projects that are low in emissions of greenhouse gasses, and will contribute to the urban development of the region 

Editors and reporters from different media and countries debated the issues that interest them the most to explain Latin America. Proposals revolve around key points regarding sustainable development in the region 

Luis Carranza, CAF´s Executive President, attended the inauguration ceremony of Ecuador's President elect, Lenin Moreno. During his visit, he reiterated the Institution´s commitment to promote projects that emerge from the country's development plan. 

The "Nutri Contugas" project, promoted by CAF, will help implement natural gas connections in 12 community organizations in 5 provinces of Ica 

New technologies will use deep ocean waters to generate air conditioning in some cities of the region, with a positive impact on the environment 

In the region, the average investment in infrastructure as a percentage of GDP was 2.8 percent between 2008 and 2015, according to the figures in www.infralatam.info, A CAF, IDB, and ECLAC initiative which has the most complete data base regarding investments in sectors such as water and sanitation, energy, telecommunications, and transportation for 18 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. 

CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, collaborated in the "Pronos" research,  promoted by the Administración del Mercado Eléctrico (Electricity Market Administration)

CAF's Executive President, Luis Carranza, went on his first visit to Uruguay, where he met with Mario Bergara, President of the Central Bank, and Pablo Ferreri, Undersecretary for the Economy and Finances.