By Belize Live News Staff: BELMOPAN, Belize, September 15, 2026: BelizeINVEST facilitated 13 approved investment projects worth more than $255 million during the 2025 to 2026 fiscal year, according to figures presented by Prime Minister John Briceño.
The approved projects are associated with the creation of more than 900 jobs.
Briceño said the BELTRAIDE unit is also managing seven investments currently pending approval with a combined value exceeding $900 million. Those projects could generate more than 600 additional jobs.
An additional pipeline of 11 projects valued at more than $67 million is also being managed.
The Prime Minister said Government continues to position Belize as a leading investment destination in Central America and the Caribbean through the work of BELTRAIDE, the Investment Policy and Compliance Unit and the Economic Development Council.
The investment figures were used by Briceño to support his argument that Belize remains attractive to investors despite external pressures affecting sectors such as sugar and tourism.
