Gabon to apply for $157 mln loan from Cargill Financial Services International
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LIBREVILLE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Gabon will apply for a $157 million loan from Cargill Financial Services International Inc, to strengthen the central African country's development capacity, the council of ministers said late on Wednesday.
The loan will finance a government program that aims to develop local infrastructure and essential services.
(Reporting by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome
Writing by Sofia Christensen
Editing by Christina Fincher)
((Sofia.Christensen@thomsonreuters.com;))
