Northern Triangle 'needs $15 billion to halt migration'

Three violence-plagued Central America nations need $15 billion of investment to boost growth and security in the region and stem the flow of migrants heading to the U.S. illegally, Guatemala’s government said.

Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, the “Northern Triangle of Central America, need about $5 billion each over four years as part of the “Alliance for Prosperity” plan, Guatemala said in a statement on state-run newswire AGN.

Fuente: Bloomberg