The first loan, $5 million, was made to the Industrial Finance Corporation of Thailand to bolster the country's industrial development.
Loan Agreement.
The Journal of Commerce
Tuesday, 30 January 1968
President Watanabe called the signing an "auspicious event in the history of every development finance institution, heralding the premiere of ADB's lending activities."
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