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Botswana secures $200m OPEC Fund loan

The OPEC Fund, a regular financier to the country’s public and private sector, has approved a $200 million (P2.7 billion) loan to government, a deal sealed during Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe’s recent engagement in Austria.
The OPEC Fund, a regular financier to the country’s public and private sector, has approved a $200 million (P2.7 billion) loan to government, a deal sealed during Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe’s recent engagement in Austria.

The OPEC Fund, a regular financier to the country’s public and private sector, has approved a $200 million (P2.7 billion) loan to government, a deal sealed during Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe’s recent engagement in Austria.

Gaolathe, who is also the Finance Minister, attended the OPEC Fund’s Development Forum earlier this month as part of his engagements with investors and funding partners.

A statement released by the OPEC Fund says the loan complements a package from the African Development Bank which approved $304 million in funding for Botswana in April.

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