VOL. XLIV

No 39

24-September-2001

JORDAN

US Approves $50Mn Grant For BOPSupport To Jordan

The US Embassy in Jordan announcedon 18 September that it had signed an agreement to provide $50mn in economicand development assistance to Jordan to support the countrys balance ofpayments account.In a statement, the embassy said that this is the lastportion of an overall economic assistance package for the year 2001 that is valuedat $150mn, all of it in grant form. The support will contribute to reducing...