VOL. XXXIX

No. 43

22-July-1996

JORDAN

Jordan To Receive $1Bn Package Over Three Years

Jordan will receive $600mn in commercial and concessionary loans and grants from donor countries in 1996 along with a further $400mn to follow in 1997 and 1998. The funds are to support Jordan's structural reform program and to fund investment projects. Reports indicate that the consultative group of donor countries headed by the World Bank which met in Paris on 10 July decided to increase its offer of...