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Islamic Development Bank approves $715MN for projects

Schemes in Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan to receive millions in funding

Ersin Çelik
12:54 - 27/03/2017 Pazartesi
Update: 12:56 - 27/03/2017 Pazartesi
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Bandar Hajjar, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Bandar Hajjar, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

The Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank has approved $715 million in funding for development projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Lebanon, according to a statement released on Monday.



Among the approved projects are $328.5 million for a border reconstruction scheme in Kazakhstan; $300 million for the second phase of a rural housing plan in Uzbekistan plus $86 million for the expansion of Tripoli port in Lebanon.



Fifty-seven countries are members of the bank which aims to support economic and social developments and has approved more than $120 billion in financing since its establishment in 1974.



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