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Japan’s loan to Kyrgyz Republic for highway

The Kyrgyz Republic is receiving a loan worth over US$118 million for highway repairs from Japan. The two countries have established a co-operation agreement that will be used to improve highway connections in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Talas Provinces. The deal also includes the supply of equipment for road maintenance work. This latest loan is one in a series that Japan has made for investing and improving infrastructure in developing nations in recent months.
July 21, 2014 Read time: 1 min

The Kyrgyz Republic is receiving a loan worth over US$118 million for highway repairs from Japan. The two countries have established a co-operation agreement that will be used to improve highway connections in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Talas Provinces. The deal also includes the supply of equipment for road maintenance work. This latest loan is one in a series that Japan has made for investing and improving infrastructure in developing nations in recent months.

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