14 January 2016
Tunis: Tunisian Council of Ministers approved on Wednesday a loan from the Saudi Development Fund worth of 263 million Tunisian dinars ($ 131 million) and another loan from the Islamic Development Bank worth of $ 400 million dinars Tunisia ($ 200 million).

The two loans will be used to finance the construction of a power plant in the outskirts of the Tunisian capital.

The Tunisian cabinet, which was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Habib Essid, also ratified on an air transport agreement between Tunisia and Algeria.

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