VOL. XLI

No. 51

21-December-1998

SYRIA

KFAED Signs $49Mn Loan Agreement With Syria

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) on 13 Decembersigned a loan agreement worth $15mn with Syrias Minister of State for Planning, Mr.'Abd al-Rahim al-Siba'i. The loan is to be used to part finance a $297mn, 100km. highwaywhich will link the Syrias main port Latakia to Eriha. The loan carries a 3.5%annual interest rate, a tenor of 20 years with a five-year grace period and bringsSyrias total debt...