UPDATE 1-Sudan wins $1.5 bln loan from Chinese bank
January 09, 2013 at 05:10 AM EST
ABU DHABI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sudan has secured a $1.5 billion loan from a Chinese bank that was guaranteed by state oil firm China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Sudan's finance minister said on Wednesday, throwing a lifeline to the African country.
