Democratic Republic of Congo: Transitional Support for Economic Recovery

WASHINGTON, December 8, 2005- The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

IDA GRANT: US$ 90 million
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The main objective of this project is to support key policy measures aiming at: (1) in creasing the impact on the poor o f public spending in key priority areas, education and health; (2) strengthening public expenditure and civil service management; and (3) improving governance in forestry and mining sectors.
 
For more information, please call Aby Toure at (202) 473-8302 or email akonate@worldbank.org
For project documents, please visit: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P091990