VOL. XXXIX

No. 41

8-July-1996

EGYPT

World Bank Extends Financial Help For Egyptian Environmental Project

The World Bank's Executive Board has approved a $20mn loan and a $15mn credit by the International Development Association (IDA) to support Egypt's Pollution Abatement Project. This is a pilot project which will help Egypt to reduce industrial pollution in four major cities - Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia and Suez. A World Bank study showed that about 17,000 premature deaths a year in...