July 15, (THEWILL) – The Senate on Thursday approved $8,325,526,537 and Euro 490 million as part of the 2018-2020 external borrowing (rolling) plan of the Federal Government.
President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the National Assembly in May seeking the approval of the plan.
According to the President, the loan will be sourced from multilateral and bilateral institutions and the issuance of Eurobonds in the international capital market.
Donor funded projects under the plan, according to the President, will be financed through sovereign loans from the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), Islamic Development Bank, French Development Agency, and the China EXIM Bank.
Others include: The China Development Bank, European Investment Bank, European ECA, KfW, IPEX, AFC, India EXIM Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
In his letter, Buhari had also noted that the projects and programmes to be funded by the plan were based on technical and economic evaluation that will promote employment generation, social protection and poverty reduction.
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