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South Africa secures R2.5bn loan from Opec Fund to ‘unlock infrastructure bottlenecks’

Dailydispatch · · 118 words · By Reuters Agency
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“South Africa has secured a $150m (R2.47bn) development policy loan from the Opec Fund for International Development”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the OPEC Fund for International Development and South Africa, but none of the search results or Wikipedia entries confirm the specific $150m loan amount or the current transaction mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC OH-pek) is an intergovernmental cartel enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing and oil-dependent countries in order to collectiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is an intergovernmental development finance institution established in 1976 by the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC_Fund_for_International_De…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 December 1975, six militants attacked the semi-annual meeting of OPEC leaders in Vienna, Austria; they took more than 60 hostages after killing an Austrian policeman, an Iraqi OPEC security offi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC_siege
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“the loan agreement was the first between South Africa’s government and the Opec Fund”
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The evidence describes the general objective of the OPEC Fund and the structure of the South African government, but there is no specific information regarding whether this particular loan agreement is the first between the two parties.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC OH-pek) is an intergovernmental cartel enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing and oil-dependent countries in order to collectiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is an intergovernmental development finance institution established in 1976 by the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC_Fund_for_International_De…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 December 1975, six militants attacked the semi-annual meeting of OPEC leaders in Vienna, Austria; they took more than 60 hostages after killing an Austrian policeman, an Iraqi OPEC security offi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC_siege
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“The Treasury said the financing has a six-year maturity with a two-year grace period”
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The evidence mentions that South Africa is a beneficiary country of the OPEC Fund, but it does not provide the specific terms of the loan, such as the six-year maturity or two-year grace period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel at any point during t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC OH-pek) is an intergovernmental cartel enabling the co-operation of leading oil-producing and oil-dependent countries in order to collectiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is an intergovernmental development finance institution established in 1976 by the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC_Fund_for_International_De…
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“an interest rate of six-month secured overnight financing rate plus 1.25%”
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While the evidence defines SOFR and mentions a different loan (AfDB loan) with a rate of SOFR plus 1.22%, there is no evidence provided that confirms the specific interest rate of SOFR plus 1.25% for the OPEC Fund loan to South Africa.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is an intergovernmental development finance institution established in 1976 by the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC_Fund_for_International_De…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 December 1975, six militants attacked the semi-annual meeting of OPEC leaders in Vienna, Austria; they took more than 60 hostages after killing an Austrian policeman, an Iraqi OPEC security offi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC_siege
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). For a more complete listing, see the Yearbook of International Organizations, which includes 25,000 international …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_intergovernmental_orga…
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