Tunisia parliament approves 2 loans from AfDB

Mubasher: The Tunisian parliament endorsed two bills related to the approval of  two loan agreements with the African Development Bank (AfDB) at a total  value of €190.12 million (TND 418 million).

The loans will contribute to  funding a road infrastructure project which was launched  this year and will continue until 2020. They will be repaid over 20 years, including a grace period of five years, according to Tunisia Radio.

The project's cost reaches  about €383 million (TND 842 million),  and will be financed through a loan worth  €144 million (TND 317 million) from the bank's resources, in addition to another loan valued at €46.12 million (TND 101 million) from the Africa Growing Together Fund.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 10-Feb-2016 07:33 (GMT)