VOL. XXXII

NO. 24

20-MARCH-1989

Financial and Banking News

LOANS AND ISSUES

EXIM Japan Lends to Oman and Tunisia

The Export-Import Bank of Japan has signed two untied loan agreementsrecently for a total of 33bn ($254mn) with Oman and Tunisia. The Omani loan isrelated to Japan's October 1987 commitment to securing the freedom an safety ofnavigation in the Gulf. The proceeds of the loan, which is for a maximum of26bn ($200mn), are earmarked for agricultural and infrastructural projectsincluded in the...