Jordan Times
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Foreign aid to reach $700m in 2006 — Al-Ali

AMMAN (Petra) — The level of foreign aid to Jordan in 2006 is expected to reach $700 million, of which $500 million is in the form of grants while soft loans account for the remaining $200 million, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Al-Ali said on Monday. So far this year Jordan has received grants and soft loans totalling $699 million, compared to $641 million in 2005.

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