El Salvador: $100 million for Public Safety

The loan proceeds signed with the CABEI will go towards the construction of police stations, purchase of safety equipment and vehicles and improving the capacity of criminal investigation.

San Salvador May 24, 2016.- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Government of El Salvador today signed a loan amounting to US $100 million that will facilitate priority investments in infrastructure, basic and specialized police equipment which will increase the coverage of public safety services, reducing crime rates and violence by improving operational capacity and responsiveness.

The agreement aims to strengthen the "Special Program of Citizen Security in El Salvador (PESCES)" seeking to develop the capacities of the National Civil Police in fighting and prosecuting crime, through interventions that contribute to criminal investigation, operation and police presence throughout the territory of El Salvador.

Source: Presidency of El Salvador