VOL. XL

No. 38

22-September-1997

LEBANON

EIB Lends Lebanon $143Mn

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend Lebanon a total of ECU 131mn ($143mn) forinfrastructure projects under an agreement signed on 9 September covering the following:ECU 100mn ($109mn) for the construction of a waste water treatment plant, rehabilitationand expansion of the sewerage system and construction of a storm water drainage networkfor the greater Tripoli area; ECU 20mn ($22mn) for the rehabilitation and extension...