Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Strengthening port infrastructure is key for boosting trade. To this end, IDB Invest financed the Terminal Zárate project in Argentina, which expanded and upgraded this port, which is more than 100 years old, to alleviate pressing bottlenecks and capture strategic market opportunities in the automotive sector. As a result, Terminal Zárate is now a leading port terminal in Latin America specifically designed as an automobile handling and distribution center for import and export operations, which is a decisive factor in its competitiveness.

increase in the the volume of containers and vehicles handled from 2009 to 2017, after the Terminal Zárate project in Argentina (AR3901A-01).