VOL. XLIV

No. 20

14-May-2001

TUNISIA

EIB Approves 30Mn Loan To Tunisia For Roads

The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on 2 May that it had approved a30mn ($27mn) loan for infrastructure projects in Tunisia. According to a press statement from the EIB, the finance will be used for the upgrading and construction of some 47km of roads north of the capital, Tunis. Specifically, the project will contribute to improving the road network around the lake of Bizerte and the Tunis-Bizerte motorway,...