US$478,000 was also approved in grants from the IDB Waqf Fund for three educational and vocational projects to benefit Muslim communities in three non-member countries, including Singapore.
The approved financing includes US$249.5 million towards the rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage in Kazakhstan aimed at enhancing agriculture and reducing the import of foodstuffs. Other financing approved include US$59 million as extra funding for an electric locomotive project (2TU-0148) project in Turkey, which brings the total financing for this project to a total of US$278.9 million.