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Yemen, WB discuss establishing donors' fund

[17/10/2017 06:41]

WASHINGTON-SABA

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammad al-Sa'adi discussed with the Country Manager of World Bank in Yemen Sandra Bloemenkamp the project of establishing a fund for donors for supporting economic recovery and reconstruction in Yemen.
The two parties agreed on holding a meeting by the end of this October in Riyadh for finalizing the project.
Donor's support to Yemen has amounted to USD one billion in fields of food security, health, agriculture and public works, as well as providing technical support to the Central Bank of Yemen.
Cash transfers and financing one of power projects were also other smaller fields of support.