BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RECEIVES ANOTHER US$100 MILLION

( Editorial: --> 0483 ) SARAJEVO, June 11 (Hina) - Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Alija Izetbegovic and World Bank mission deputy chief Saymia Mitra on Thursday signed an agreement on activating World Bank loans for the reconstruction of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The agreement activated previously agreed resources of US$100 million. Most of the money is intended as support to budgets of the two entities, with the Croat-Moslem Federation receiving US$33 million, and the Bosnian Serb republic US$30 million. According to Mitra, all four loans for which agreements have been signed on Thursday have been granted under exceptionally favourable conditions - with the time of repayment being 35 years and a grace period of 10 years. The interest rate is 0.75 per cent, which will be paid annually for debt servicing. The World Bank is at the moment realising 24 different reconstruction projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina, worth US$535 million. New loans have been announced for next year and should be granted under the current conditions. (hina) lml as 111534 MET jun 98