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ADB offers loans for health, irrigation projects
VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide loans worth US$ 160 million and a allow of US million to expand Vietnam’s access to quality health services and improve irrigation infrastructure.
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Australia: Home Loans rise by 1.7% in July
FXstreet.com (Córdoba) – The home loans in Australia grew by 1.7% in July 2010, above expectations of a 1.0% increase and following a 3.9% fall in June.
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Thrift banks’ bad loans rise in March
Despite a decline in core lending from the previous quarter, latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) stated that the country’s thrift banks posted a slightly higher level of bad loans in March.
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