VOL. XXXI

NO. 26

4-APRIL-1988

Financial and Banking News

AID FLOWS

Egypt Receives Aid from ADB and Canada

The African Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to lend Egypt $16.2mn tofinance the purchase of equipment for an expansion of polyester threadproduction project in Kafr al-Dawwar, according to an agreement signed in Cairoon 14 March. The loan is repayable in nine years, including a grace period ofthree years. Meanwhile, Canada has agreed to grant Egypt $5mn to finance smalland medium size...