VOL. XXXII

NO. 52

3-OCTOBER-1988

Financial and Banking News

AID FLOWS

Japan Lends $303mn to North Yemen and Jordan

Japan agreed last month to provide a concessionary loan to North Yemen worth$166mn to finance the construction of the 500,000 t/y cement plant at Mafraq.The loan is repayable over 30 years, including a 10-year grace period. Japan'sIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) has received a letter of intent forthe construction of the plant. A second loan of $.7mn will also be extended to...