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May 26, 2021 03:52:00 PM The government will be the guarantor for a $170 million loan for the Fiji Development Bank. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said this will enable continued implementation and facilitation of government policy by lending to essential sectors of the economy. Sayed-Khaiyum said the Fiji Development Bank will pay a guarantee fee of 0.075 percent on the cumulative utilised guarantee credit. He said, as of 30th June 2020, the Fiji Development Bank had 4825 loan accounts with an accumulative loan portfolio of $541.88 million. “In line with the government...