News
31 January 2018

Korea's EDCF to give $500m for infrastructure in Bangladesh

Region:
Asia-Pacific

The Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of Korea has agreed loans of up to $500 million to Bangladesh for 2017-2020. It will finance several high-priority projects, such as the construction of a second railway-road bridge over the Karnaphuli river.

 

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