Conformed Copy - L7097 - Productive Partnerships Support Project - Loan Agreement

Page 1 CONFORMED COPY LOAN NUMBER 7097-CO Loan Agreement (Productive Partnerships Support Project) between REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTIONAND DEVELOPMENT Dated April 3, 2002 LOAN NUMBER 7097-CO LOAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated April 3, 2002, between REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA (the Borrower) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (the Bank). WHEREAS the Borrower, having satisfied itself as to the feasibility and priority of the project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement (the Project), has requested the Bank to assist in the financing of the Project; and Page 2 WHEREAS the Bank has agreed, on the basis, inter alia , of the foregoing, to extend the loan provided for in Article II of this Agreement (the Loan) to the Borrower upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I General Conditions; Definitions Section 1.01. The “General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Fixed-Spread Loans