VOL. XLV

No 22

3-June-2002

TUNISIA

BNP Paribas Provides Loans To Tunisian ElectricityAnd Gas Company

French bank BNP Paribas said on 28May that it has signed an agreement as lead-arranger to provide the TunisianElectricity and Gas Company (STEG) with three loans totalling 214mn. UnionTunisian de Banque is the co-lead arranger and otherbanks involved in the syndicate include Credit Lyonnais, Credit AgricoleIndosuez and HSBC. The facility consists of a COFACE covered export credit of151.6mn, a...