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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8171

15 March 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan for Gabon submarine telephone cable

Brussels, 14/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 22m from risk capital resources to allow Gabon fit the submarine fibre optic SAT3/WASC/SAFE telephone cable. Gabon will be signing an on-lending agreement with Gabon Telecom, which is currently being privatised. The loan will allow the country to finance the infrastructure and connections necessary for connecting Gabon to Portugal, South Africa and Malaysia. It will also enable Gabon Telecom to acquire...

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