ID24b in loans to Karbala agriculture

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: The Karbala Agriculture Directorate gave loans totaling around ID24 billion throughout 2009. “The loans covered different agricultural activities in the province,” the Karbala Agriculture Director, Eng. Razaq al-Taee, told IraqiNews.com news agency on Tuesday. He said that funded agricultural projects have achieved high execution levels ranging between 80–95 percent. “The projects will accomplish their goals in early 2010,” al-Taee said. He did not mention how many farmers or projects were funded according to these loans. The holy city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2