VOL. XLII

No 42

18-October-1999

IRAN

Turkey痴 Botas Signs A New Loan For Eastern Gasline Section

Turkey痴 state-owned pipeline operator, Botas, signed withDeutsche Bank on 8 October a loan worth $75.6mn towards the cost ofconstructing the Kayseri-Ankara section of the Eastern Anatolia Natural GasPipeline. The pipeline is one of several planned main gas arteries designed forthe purpose of conveying natural gas throughout Turkey from foreign sources.Botas has contracted the Turkish firm...