AMMAN – The value of foreign aid, including
grants and concessional loans, committed to Jordan and signed amounted to
approximately $3.438 billion since the beginning of the year. This assistance
encompasses regular grants,
concessional loans, and additional grants to
support the response plan for the Syrian crisis.
اضافة اعلان
According to the report from the Ministry of
Planning and
International Cooperation reported by Al-Mamlaka TV, the committed
aid to Jordan includes agreements signed with donor agencies and international
financing institutions. These funds are transferred in installments to the
budget and priority projects during the implementation period of the
agreements. The execution of these agreements is subject to government audit
and
oversight mechanisms, as well as those of the donor agencies and
international financing institutions.
Regular grants amounted to $1.346 billion,
supporting developmental projects in various sectors, including water,
sanitation, economic development, education, health, public sector reform,
justice, good governance, human rights, employment, vocational training,
livelihoods, social gender equality, agriculture, food security, environment,
capacity building, youth, sports, entrepreneurship, and private sector
partnership.
Concessional loans totaled around $1.584
billion for development projects in sectors such as water, sanitation,
education, economic development, energy, and sectoral support through the
budget for projects implemented by the Ministry of Finance and relevant
ministries and institutions. The financing entities included Canada, the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, the German
Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and others.
The grants allocated to support the response
plan for the Syrian crisis amounted to approximately $506.8 million. These
grants are distributed among various components of the plan, including projects
in host communities, general budget support, and assistance to Syrian refugees.
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