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ADB’s US$95mn loan for key Kazakhstan highway

Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan worth US$95million to Kazakhstan for the reconstruction of the Western Europe - Western China highway. The 20-year loan will be given with a four-year grace period at interest rate of LIBOR+0.4% for each interest-paying period. The overall cost of the Western Europe-Western China highway project is US$ 112million.
July 9, 2012 Read time: 1 min
943 Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan worth US$95million to Kazakhstan for the reconstruction of the Western Europe - Western China highway. The 20-year loan will be given with a four-year grace period at interest rate of LIBOR+0.4% for each interest-paying period.

The overall cost of the Western Europe-Western China highway project is US$ 112million.

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