ADDIS ABABA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement amounting to 300 million U.S. dollars in support of the reconstruction and recovery of conflict-affected areas of Ethiopia.
The 300 million U.S. dollars financing accord, which was made in the form of a grant, was signed by Ethiopia's Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide and the World Bank's country representative to Ethiopia Ousmane Dione, the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance disclosed in a statement issued Monday.