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The $168 million loan which APUA has negotiated with a local bank has hit a snag; the bank wants the government, which is guaranteeing the loan, to get parliament to give its approval.<\/p>

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This development was announced in this week\u2019s post-Cabinet Notes which also revealed that although the loan has been approved in principle, APUA has not yet been able to drawdown the money.<\/p>\n

Cabinet spokesman, Melford Nicholas, explained why. \u201cThe term-sheet offered by the bank has been duly executed and this particular loan was given on the basis of the government guaranteeing the debt.<\/p>

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Accordingly, based on the requirements which the bank has established, they would expect us to go the full length which means taking the matter to parliament. So at the next sitting of the parliament, we are obliged to take this matter to parliament and to get its consent.\u201d<\/p>

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Nicholas added that this step will ensure that all \u2018I\u2019s are dotted and \u2018T\u2019s crossed allowing APUA to access the money. APUA already has plans for how the money will be used.<\/p>\n

Chief among its plans is the purchase of the supplies necessary to facilitate the installation of a new pipe network in St. John\u2019s. APUA will also consolidate several current loan obligations under the new line of financing.<\/p>

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The loan agreement is being negotiated with the Antigua Commercial Bank. APUA will collaborate with the Ministry of Works in respect of the re-piping project.<\/p>\n

This is necessary to ensure that roads dug up during the installation of the new pipe system can be restored beginning some time after Christmas 2020.<\/p>

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The Cabinet also credited the strength of the local banking sector as a factor which made a loan of this magnitude possible.<\/p>

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\u201cThe resilience now being displayed by local banks, the Cabinet concluded, is the outcome of the increased faith which other banks now have in these local financial institutions, since the value which they secured from the pending purchases has redounded to the benefit of their clients, including APUA,\u201d the Cabinet Notes concluded.<\/p>\n

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