The ADB joins the World Bank, which committed last year to a similar package, in extending concessional loans to Vietnam.
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The plan also includes 50 million Australian dollars ( dlrs 25 million ) worth of concessional loans for tourism businesses.
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The loan had two components : The first component is a $ 400 million concessional loan at low interest rates.
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A concessional loan agreement for this financing has already been signed between a Georgian state-owned company Marabda-Karsi Railroad LLC and Azerbaijan.
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Grants and concessional loans, which are offered at below-market interest rates, declined by nearly $ 1 billion, to $ 44.4 billion.
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The ADB also announced Tuesday that it has approved a dlrs 4.9 million concessional loan to Tonga to improve its electricity supply.
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Grants and concessional loans, which are offered at below-market interest rates, declined by nearly $ 1 billion, to $ 44 . 4 billion.
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OECF's concessional loans carry low interest rates of 0.05-2.25 per cent with a 40-year repayment period and a grace period of 10 years.
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Concessional loans are repayable in 25 to 30 years, with a five-to 10-year grace period and interest rates of about 2 to 3 percent.
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This year, Japanese contributions, made through the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund, totaled dlrs 143.81 million in grants and dlrs 1.13 billion in concessional loans.
