VOL. XXX

NO. 16

26-JANUARY-1987

Financial and Banking News

AID FLOWS

IDB Lends $31.5mn to Turkey and Gabon

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has agreed to lend $16.5mn to Turkey tofinance the import of 15 sections of diesel rail track and $15mn to Gabon toexpand the country's telecommunications services, including the installation ofseven new telephone exchanges and the extension of radio and televisionprograms.