WB Vice President arrives in Yemen

SANA'A, Nov. 06 (Saba)- The World Bank Vice
President for Middle East and North Africa region, Ms. Shamshad Akhtar and an
accompanying delegation
arrived on Friday in Sana'a on a three-day visit to the country.
Speaking to Saba, the WB official said that she would review with senior Yemeni
officials the level of implementation of the projects funded by the Bank in the
country.
Akhtar pointed out that the WB delegation would discuss with the private sector
ways to set up a partnership effectively with the government and the WB in order to
boost
development.
She added that Yemen is one of the countries that deserves support from the
International Development Association (IDA) which provides soft loans, confirming
that she would
raise the annual loan of $ 120 million allocated to Yemen from the IDA to $ 200
million.
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