VOL. XXXI

NO.44

8-AUGUST-1988

SYRIA

West German Loan for Tayyin Field Power Generators

The West German Government has agreed to extend a loan of DM146.3mn ($78mn)to Syria, under the terms of an agreement signed by the two countries on 3August. Most of the loan DM126.3mn ($67.3mn) - is earmarked for the constructionof three gas-powered electricity generators for al-Furat Petroleum Company'sTayyim field in the Dair al-Zur concession in northeast Syria. The threegenerators will have an output...