VOL. XLV

No 13

1-April-2002

LEBANON

Lebanon Secures $40Mn FromArab Trade Financing Program

Lebanonsigned an agreement on 22 March with the Arab Trade Financing Program (ATFP the trade financing arm of the Arab Monetary Fund AMF) for a $40mn creditline to fund various trade transactions. According to an article in the Arabicdaily Asharq al-Awsat, theagreement was signed by the Lebanese Minister of Finance, FuadSiniora, and the head of the Arab Monetary Fund, Jasim al-Manna'i.

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