[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia, on Wednesday, paid off a bond loan of $ 503.5 million ($ 500 million in principal and $ 3.5 million in interest), i.e. 1397.2 million dinars, issued on the international financial market in 2016. The loan, provided with a guarantee from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), was issued on August 5, 2016, the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Investment Support said Thursday.