Somalia taps $31m Ifad funding for rural food programmes
The funding will the first direct investment by Ifad in Somalia since Mogadishu’s external debt pile was cleared in an arrangement with creditors in December.
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The funding will the first direct investment by Ifad in Somalia since Mogadishu’s external debt pile was cleared in an arrangement with creditors in December.
MOGADISHU, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Somalia and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday signed a 31.22-million-U.S.-dollar agreement to strengthen food security and build residences in rural areas.
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank approved $4.5 billion in debt forgiveness for Somalia Wednesday after the Horn of Africa nation completed years of financial reforms under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, or HIPC. The initiative was launched in 1996 by the IMF and the World Bank to help the world’s poorest…
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The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank approved $4.5 billion in debt forgiveness for Somalia Wednesday after the Horn of Africa nation completed years of financial reforms under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, or HIPC. The initiative was launched in 1996 by the IMF and the World Bank to help the world’s poorest…