World Bank announces $150m financial assistance to Jordan

Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr. Ibrahim Saif announced that his country will sign next week an agreement with the World Bank whereby the World Bank will grant Jordan   $ 150 million in aid to assist it meet the burden of the Syrians refugees in Jordan. According to a statement released by the minister of planning said the amount will distribute to a number of sectors so as to support it  meet the burdens of the Syrian refugees. The World Bank said that $ 50 million of the project funds will be allocated for the supply of  vaccines and medicines for the growing number of the population, and $ 20 million to ease the pressure on the budget of the Jordanian government in order to provide medical services to Jordanians.  $80 million will be allocated for the provision of  basic services to  Jordanians such as bread and cooking gas, the statement said.