Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 28

12-Jul-2010

YEMEN

World Bank Approves $10mn Grant To Yemens Social Welfare Fund

The World Banks Board of Executive Directors has approved a $10mn grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to develop and implement a new policy aimed at reducing poverty in Yemen and to strengthen the Yemeni Social Welfare Funds (SWFs) management of its Cash Transfer program, the Yemen Observer reported on 5 July. The government has authorized a fundamental...