Morocco to receive EIB funds for road projects

Moroccan road development fund CFR (Caisse pour le Financement Routier) is to receive a US$206.96 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The funds will be used for road modernisation in order to reduce congestion and improve the safety of road users. Around 30 sites will be modernised and 1,650km of roads will be widened.
March 27, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Moroccan road development fund CFR (Caisse pour le Financement Routier) is to receive a US$206.96 million loan from the 1054 European Investment Bank (EIB).  The funds will be used for road modernisation in order to reduce congestion and improve the safety of road users. Around 30 sites will be modernised and 1,650km of roads will be widened.
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