World Bank announces Italian grant of $9.53m to finance water projects in Gaza
12 Mar 2021 - 9:27 QNA-WASHINGTON The World Bank announced an Italian grant of €8m ($ 9.53m) to support the efforts of the Palestinian government aimed at improving drinking water supplies in the Gaza Strip. The grant is the first Italian contribution to the Partnership for Infrastructure Development in the West Bank and Gaza Multi-Donor Trust Fund (PID MDTF), which is administered by the World Bank, to join ten other development partners, the World Bank said in a statement. Italian Consul General in Jerusalem Giuseppe Fidel said that his country has been supporting the Palestinians in ...