BlackRock and Pemex to work on energy projects

Mexico, Jun. 1 (Notimex).- Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex, for its acronym in Spanish) signed a memorandum of understanding with BlackRock, in order to accelerate the development and financing of the priority energy infrastructure projects. Jose Manuel Carrera, Pemex’s Alliances and New Business corporate director said in a statement that the company will launch new projects with efficient financing solutions. Armando Senra, BlackRock Latin America and Iberia CEO, considered that Mexican infrastructure sector has a significant investment opportunity. Therefore, he explained that this initiative is part of the financial institution presence in the country, and shows the firm’s constant commitment. BlackRock Mexico is the leading international asset manager, estimated in 25 billion dollars and it is committed to build an investment platform in infrastructure which brings benefit to its local and international clients. NTX / RNN / EGR/ ZOC