Tunis, Muharram 6, 1439, Sep 26, 2017, SPA -- The Islamic Development Bank Group has allocated $ 1.5 billion to fund development projects in Tunisia within the framework of its new strategy for the next three years. In a speech during a workshop devoted to the preparation of the strategic partnership document of the Islamic Development Bank with Tunisia, the Director of Programs of the Arab region's States at the Islamic Development Bank, Ahmed Saleh Al-Hariri said that the financing will be in the form of soft loans and grants by not more than 5 percent of the total amount. --SPA 20:46 LOCAL TIME 17:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w498670