WT/TPR/S/42 - Organization of American States

Credit allocated by the ACB in 1996 amounted to J$381.5 million. One third of this credit (some US$3.5 million) was in U.S. dollars at an interest rate of 8.5%. In 1997, credit allocated by the ACB increased by 9.2% to J$416.6 million. More than half of total credit was allocated to export crops, with coffee and sugar cane the major beneficiaries. ................
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