WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank has approved $80 million in grant aid for Myanmar’s rural poor and plans to lend it $165 million more in the coming 18 months.
The Washington-based bank is re-engaging with Myanmar after a gap of two decades as its government undertakes economic and political reforms.
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The bank’s board of directors on Thursday approved a strategy for the next 18 months in supporting management of public finances, regulatory reform and private sector development.
Regional bank vice president Pamela Cox said $80 million will be distributed in small grants to villages.
She said the bank has $165 million in loan assistance committed for Myanmar after it clears its $900 million in arrears to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
Japan is helping that process.
