(Bloomberg) -- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa agreed to provide Tanzania with loans and grants totaling $3 billion over the next five years, according to the East African nation’s finance ministry.
The decision was reached following talks between Tanzania’s Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba and the lender’s Director-General Sidi Ould Tah. The financing is for projects including roads, energy, education, agriculture and private companies’ capacity-building programs.
