VOL. XLIV

No. 04

22-January-2001

JORDAN

Japan Donates $22Mn To Jordan For Economic Reform And Water Projects

Japan plans to donate $22mn to Jordan to foster economic reforms and finance water projects. According to the Jordanian news agency Petra, a Japanese embassy spokesman said on 14 January that the grant, the first to Jordan this year, would be disbursed later this month. The donation comes under a bilateral economic assistance program sponsored by the state-run Japanese International...