VOL. XXXI

NO. 48

5-SEPTEMBER-1988

Financial and Banking News

LOANS AND ISSUES

Japan Releases Credits for Iraq

Japan has agreed to release a number of credits for Iraq, according to an agreement signed last month. The credits comprise the unused portion of two major trade protocols signed during the 1970s. The first protocol, signed in August 1974, comprised a 74.5bn 25-year government loan with 7 years grace and 4.0% interest, together with a 223.5bn EXIM Bank credit facility for 10 years with 2...