member countries, including India, Fiji Islands, Kenya, Nepal, Thailand and the United States. The board meeting, chaired by IDB President Ahmed Muhammad Ali, approved a $5.4 million loan for Benin for a microfinance support program, and an $8.88 million loan for Sierra Leone to fund a community-driven development project. Yemen will receive a $10.5 million loan for a rural development project while Pakistan will receive $62 million in finance for the construction and equipping of a teaching hospital. IDB will give $124 million for an electricity power project in Bahrain, $120 million for a refinery and petrochemical project in Jubail. Lautoka Muslim Primary School in Fiji will receive a grant of $250,000 while the Indian Muslim community in Jharkhand received $226,000 to build a vocational training center, the IDB said in a statement.