Monday 25 October 2010

WB to provide support for development in Yemen

Source: Yemen's official news agency (saba), 25/10/2010

Sana'a- Chief of Development Unit in the Near East and North Africa at the World Bank (WB) David Steel, reiterated on Monday the Bank's readiness to provide all kinds of support to Yemen's efforts in the fields of reforms and development. This came during a meeting gathered Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul-Karim al-Arhabi and the WB's official, who reviewed a number of issues related to the bilateral cooperation between Yemen and the Bank and means of boosting it to serve the common goals.

The two sides discussed the progress in the implementation of WB-funded projects in Yemen and details relating to the implementation of the national agenda of reforms.At the meeting, al-Arhabi commended the WB's contributions to enhancing and supporting the development aspects in Yemen, confirming the government's keenness to strengthen the current and future cooperation relations with the Bank.The WB's official noted the level of the existing cooperation between Yemen and the Bank and the achievements made by Yemen in the implementation of reforms.

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