WASHINGTON – The World Bank’s Executive Board today approved a credit enhancement instrument of up to US$500 million, which will enable the mobilization of large-scale private capital to accelerate the development of sustainable and resilient transport infrastructure in Mexico, with direct impacts on employment, connectivity, and economic growth. This approval strengthens the Government of Mexico’s efforts to implement the Plan México.
Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (BANOBRAS), acting as trustee of the Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura (FONADIN), will use this instrument to strengthen the guarantees currently provided by the fund, with backing from the World Bank through the creation of FONADIN’s Credit Enhancement Platform (CEP).
“The approval of this instrument represents a vote of confidence in Mexico’s ability to structure and implement innovative financial solutions that mobilize private capital toward projects with high social and economic impact, generating lasting effects on employment, connectivity, and resilience,” said Mark R. Thomas, World Bank Division Director for Mexico, who highlighted the platform’s relevance as a benchmark for results-oriented international cooperation.
Expected results of the CEP include:
• The mobilization of approximately US$1 billion in private capital for the country’s infrastructure.
• Job creation in the construction sector, with indirect economic benefits.
• Strengthening FONADIN’s institutional capacity to offer credit enhancement instruments that facilitate private investment in infrastructure.
In a global environment marked by increasingly selective capital allocation, the support of the World Bank Group—including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)—confirms Mexico as a reliable destination for long-term infrastructure investment aligned with sustainability and social impact objectives.
