12:01 PM EST - Kinross Gold Corporation : announced today that its previously disclosed $200-million U.S. non-recourse loan from a group of international financial institutions to finance the increase in Kinross' ownership of the Kupol mine to 100% has been funded. The non-recourse loan carries a term of five years, with annual interest of LIBOR plus 2.5%. Lead arrangers and lenders are Export Development Canada, BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank PLC, ING Bank N.V. and Société Générale. Kinross Gold Corporation
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