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AfDB mobilises US$60m loan for DRC cement project

05 December 2014, Published under Cement News

The Nyumba Ya Akiba Cement project in the DR of Congo marked a significant milestone last week with the loan signing of US$135m. The 1.18Mta greenfield plant is a 50/50 joint venture between leading Pakistan cement producer Lucky Cement Ltd and Groupe Rawji, one of the DRC’s largest conglomerates. The project has attracted financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Eksport Kredit Fonden (EKF, as guarantor to AfDB), Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), Habib Ban...