The press office of Haitian President Michel Martelly says Mexico is promising to give the Caribbean nation $5 million to build several markets.

The agreement was made in Guatemala, where the leader attended Saturday’s presidential inauguration of Otto Perez Molina.

A powerful earthquake two years ago displaced 1.5 million people in Haiti and officials say 550,000 people are still without shelter.

Donors pledged $4.5 billion toward reconstruction efforts but only half of that has been spent.

The Martelly administration announced Mexico’s contribution in a press release yesterday.

AP