Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State-owned Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has agreed to provide standby loans worth US$140 million to publicly listed oil and gas company PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk.

The loans would be available 24 months after the signing of the loan agreement, Medco finance director Syamsurizal Munaf said in a press statement on Tuesday.

The loans would be payable in five years using competitive 3-month LIBOR rate after being disbursed, he said.

Medco is expected to use the loans to refinance its maturing debts and beef up its working capital.(*)

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